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There were 117 multiracial students enrolled in Graham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 7.3% increase over the 109 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Graham County welcomed 6,972 students at the time. Among them, multiracial students made up 1.7% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Graham County, Safford High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 17 students, making up 2% 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
Safford High School	2%	846
Dorothy Stinson School	2.7%	564
Thatcher Elementary School	2%	537
Thatcher High School	2.3%	512