Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Data showed that Greenlee County welcomed 1,912 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 36.9% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the five schools in Greenlee County, Metcalf Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 213 students, making up 27.8% of the school's total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School name | % of White Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Metcalf Elementary School | 27.8% | 767 |
| Fairbanks Middle School | 29.5% | 393 |
| Morenci High School | 22.7% | 357 |
| Duncan Elementary | 72.6% | 263 |
| Duncan High School | 78.8% | 132 |
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