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Gila County Education: 2,155 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov

There were 2,155 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Gila County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.5% decrease from the 2,165 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Gila County welcomed 7,286 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 29.6% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Gila County, Copper Rim Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 309 students, making up 41.4% 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.

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

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicities in Gila County in 2023-24 School Year
White [36.9%]Hispanic or Latino [29.6%]American Indian or Alaskan Native [29.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [3.4%]

Enrollment in Gila County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic or Latino StudentsTotal Enrollment
Payson High School26.7%749
Copper Rim Elementary School41.4%746
Julia Randall Elementary School30.3%571
Globe High School34.6%508
Rim Country Middle School29.4%487
Miami Junior Senior High School55.2%424
High Desert Middle School35.8%402
Destiny School23%370
Lee Kornegay Intermediate School53.4%262
Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School56.5%239
Leonor Hambly K-884.3%217
Pine Strawberry Elementary School11.7%111
Hayden High School80.2%86
Liberty High School38.9%72

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