SE Arizona News

There were 733 multiracial students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3% decrease from the 756 multiracial 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, multiracial students made up 4.3% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Cochise County, Buena High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 145 students, making up 8.3% 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 Multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Buena High School	8.3%	1,753
Joyce Clark Middle School	8.1%	565
Benson Primary School	5.2%	516
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	9.6%	511
Tombstone High School	6.2%	453
Town and Country Elementary School	7.5%	429
Coronado Elementary School	6.4%	420
Benson High School	4.3%	416
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	5.6%	409
Palominas Elementary School	5.6%	376
Center for Academic Success #5	10.5%	373
Village Meadows Elementary School	11.2%	358
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	8.7%	344
Carmichael Elementary School	9.7%	298
Bella Vista Elementary School	12.5%	281
General Myer Elementary School	13.7%	262
Colonel Smith Middle School	9.6%	240
Walter J. Meyer School	8.6%	174