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
Data showed that Gila County welcomed 7,286 students at the time. Among them, white students made up 36.9% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 22 schools in Gila County, Payson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 490 students, making up 65.4% 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.
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 White Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Payson High School | 65.4% | 749 |
| Copper Rim Elementary School | 34.3% | 746 |
| Julia Randall Elementary School | 59.4% | 571 |
| Globe High School | 30.7% | 508 |
| Rim Country Middle School | 61.2% | 487 |
| Miami Junior Senior High School | 33% | 424 |
| High Desert Middle School | 35.1% | 402 |
| Destiny School | 25.4% | 370 |
| Lee Kornegay Intermediate School | 37.4% | 262 |
| Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School | 32.6% | 239 |
| Leonor Hambly K-8 | 13.4% | 217 |
| Pine Strawberry Elementary School | 82% | 111 |
| Liberty High School | 34.7% | 72 |
| Tonto Basin Elementary | 82.6% | 69 |
| Young Elementary School | 76.6% | 47 |
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