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There were 291 white students enrolled in Santa Cruz County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 11.1% increase over from the 262 white students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Santa Cruz County welcomed 10,213 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 2.8% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Santa Cruz County, Elgin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 95 students, making up 63.8% 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
Rio Rico High School	2.9%	1,414
Coatimundi Middle School	3.8%	474
Elgin Elementary School	63.8%	149
Patagonia Elementary School	21.8%	101
Patagonia Union High School	29.1%	79
Patagonia Montessori School	77.3%	22