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There were 9,927 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 5.1% decrease from the 10,459 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Cochise County welcomed 17,165 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 57.8% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Cochise County, Douglas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,321 students, making up 98.8% 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 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 Hispanic or Latino Students	Total Enrollment
Buena High School	39.2%	1,753
Douglas High School	98.8%	1,337
Joyce Clark Middle School	42.3%	565
Benson Primary School	29.5%	516
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	34.2%	511
Tombstone High School	34.9%	453
Town and Country Elementary School	39.9%	429
Joe Carlson Elementary School	97.2%	428
Coronado Elementary School	35%	420
Benson High School	25.2%	416
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	37.4%	409
Willcox High School	67.1%	407
Paul H. Huber Junior High School	96.5%	399
Stevenson Elementary School	96.7%	395
Willcox Elementary School	71.1%	381
Palominas Elementary School	30.9%	376
Center for Academic Success #5	29.2%	373
Ray Borane Middle School	98.7%	372
Village Meadows Elementary School	41.1%	358
Bereran Academy	36.5%	351
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	46.5%	344
Clawson School	94.8%	328
Sarah Marley School	97.5%	323
Bisbee High School	82.6%	322
Carmichael Elementary School	51.3%	298
St. David Elementary School	12.4%	298
Willcox Middle School	68.7%	297
Benson Middle School	35.4%	285
Bella Vista Elementary School	41.6%	281
General Myer Elementary School	27.5%	262
Huachuca City School	41%	249
Colonel Smith Middle School	29.6%	240
Greenway Primary School	82.7%	226
Omega Alpha Academy School	100%	177
Walter J. Meyer School	34.5%	174
Center for Academic Success the #1	35.5%	138
St. David High School	16.1%	137
Pearce Elementary School	54.1%	135
Faras Elementary School	97.7%	133
Lowell School	69%	116
Elfrida Elementary School	61.8%	102
San Simon School	59.2%	98
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	35.9%	92
Valley Union High School	29.1%	86
Cochise Elementary School	33.3%	81
Bowie Elementary School	76.9%	39
Ash Creek Elementary	41.4%	29
Bowie High School	73.7%	19