There were 5,651 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Nogales Unified District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Nogales Unified District welcomed 5,690 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students comprised 99.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Nogales Unified District roughly covers schools within Santa Cruz County and has a main office in Nogales.
Among the nine schools in Nogales Unified District, Nogales High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,757 students.
Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
Racial and ethnic enrollment data may be incomplete or suppressed due to unavailable or unreported figures for some student groups.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total Hispanic or Latino Students | Hispanic or Latino % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,521 | 4,874 | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 5,507 | 5,458 | 99.1% |
| 2023 | 5,691 | 5,648 | 99.2% |
| 2024 | 5,701 | 5,664 | 99.4% |
| 2025 | 5,690 | 5,651 | 99.3% |
