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The majority of students in Cochise County schools were Latino in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 17,165 students attending Cochise County schools, 57.8% were Latino. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.5% of Cochise County students.

In the previous school year, Latino students were also the most common group in Cochise County, representing 57.7% of the student body.

Huachuca City School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which had 52.2% white students and 41% Latino students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 5.4% when compared to the previous year.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Additionally, WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across the U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Apache Elementary School	White	100%	12
Ash Creek Elementary	White	58.6%	29
Bella Vista Elementary School	Latino	41.6%	281
Benson High School	White	66.8%	416
Benson Middle School	White	56.5%	285
Benson Primary School	White	61.6%	516
Bereran Academy	White	43%	351
Bisbee High School	Latino	82.6%	322
Bowie Elementary School	Latino	76.9%	39
Bowie High School	Latino	73.7%	19
Buena High School	White	43.1%	1,753
Carmichael Elementary School	Latino	51.3%	298
Center for Academic Success #5	White	50.4%	373
Center for Academic Success the #1	White	47.8%	138
Clawson School	Latino	94.8%	328
Cochise Elementary School	White	63%	81
Colonel Smith Middle School	White	48.8%	240
Coronado Elementary School	White	57.6%	420
Double Adobe Elementary School	White	59%	39
Douglas High School	Latino	98.8%	1,337
Elfrida Elementary School	Latino	61.8%	102
Faras Elementary School	Latino	97.7%	133
General Myer Elementary School	White	48.5%	262
Greenway Primary School	Latino	82.7%	226
Huachuca City School	White	52.2%	249
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	White	51.6%	409
Joe Carlson Elementary School	Latino	97.2%	428
Joyce Clark Middle School	Latino	42.3%	565
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	White	43.8%	511
Lowell School	Latino	69%	116
Mcneal Elementary School	White	66.7%	39
Omega Alpha Academy School	Latino	100%	177
Palominas Elementary School	White	60.6%	376
Paul H. Huber Junior High School	Latino	96.5%	399
Pearce Elementary School	Latino	54.1%	135
Pomerene Elementary School	White	78.3%	115
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	Latino	35.9%	92
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Latino	46.5%	344
Ray Borane Middle School	Latino	98.7%	372
San Simon School	Latino	59.2%	98
Sarah Marley School	Latino	97.5%	323
St. David Elementary School	White	82.6%	298
St. David High School	White	80.3%	137
Stevenson Elementary School	Latino	96.7%	395
Tombstone High School	White	55%	453
Town and Country Elementary School	White	46.9%	429
Valley Union High School	White	66.3%	86
Village Meadows Elementary School	Latino	41.1%	358
Walter J. Meyer School	White	54%	174
Willcox Elementary School	Latino	71.1%	381
Willcox High School	Latino	67.1%	407
Willcox Middle School	Latino	68.7%	297