Dr. Daniel P. Corr President of the Arizona State Board of Education | azwestern.edu
Dr. Daniel P. Corr President of the Arizona State Board of Education | azwestern.edu
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Sierra Vista Unified District students was white, accounting for 42.3% of the student population.
Among the 20 districts in Cochise County, Douglas Unified District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,726 students, while Benson Unified School District welcomed 1,303 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Sierra Vista Unified District roughly covers schools within Cochise County and has a main office in Sierra Vista.
In the previous school year, Sierra Vista Unified District also had the highest number of students among Cochise County districts.
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 U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors' credentials.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Unified District | Sierra Vista | 4,468 |
| Douglas Unified District | Douglas | 3,726 |
| Benson Unified School District | Benson | 1,303 |
| Willcox Unified District | Willcox | 1,085 |
| Tombstone Unified District | Tombstone | 876 |
| Bisbee Unified District | Bisbee | 673 |
| St. David Unified District | St. David | 435 |
| Naco Elementary District | Naco | 251 |
| Pearce Elementary District | Pearce | 135 |
| Pomerene Elementary District | Pomerene | 115 |
| Elfrida Elementary District | Elfrida | 102 |
| San Simon Unified District | San Simon | 98 |
| Valley Union High School District | Elfrida | 86 |
| Bonita Elementary District | Willcox | 82 |
| Cochise Elementary District | Cochise | 81 |
| Bowie Unified District | Bowie | 58 |
| Double Adobe Elementary District | McNeal | 39 |
| McNeal Elementary District | McNeal | 39 |
| Ash Creek Elementary District | Pearce | 29 |
| Apache Elementary District | Portal | 12 |
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