Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Data showed that Santa Cruz County welcomed 10,451 students at the time. Among them, white students made up 2.6% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 24 schools in Santa Cruz County, Elgin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 89 students, making up 65.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Rico High School | 2.6% | 1,403 |
| Coatimundi Middle School | 3.1% | 447 |
| Elgin Elementary School | 65.9% | 135 |
| Patagonia Elementary School | 22.8% | 114 |
| Montessori De Santa Cruz - St. Ann's Hall | 34.7% | 75 |
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