Yavapai News

The majority of students in Yavapai County schools were White in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 24,331 students attending Yavapai County schools, 61.1% were White. Latino students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 31.4% of Yavapai County students.

In the previous school year, White students still were the most common group in Yavapai County, representing 61.3% of the student body.

Yarnell Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 40.4% of American Indian or Alaskan Native students and 36.2% of White students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 3.2% when compared to the previous year.

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.com 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abia Judd Elementary School	White	72.3%	477
Ash Fork Elementary School	White	50%	124
Ash Fork High School	Latino	49.4%	87
Ash Fork Middle School	Latino	51.4%	74
Bagdad Elementary School	White	61%	228
Bagdad Middle Senior High School	White	63.6%	206
Bradshaw Mountain High School	White	52.7%	1,598
Bradshaw Mountain Middle School	White	62.8%	266
Bradshaw Mountain Online Academy	Latino	50%	94
Camp Verde Elementary School	White	53.9%	674
Camp Verde High School	White	57.1%	489
Camp Verde Middle School	White	50.9%	379
Canon School	White	80.1%	141
Chino Valley High School	White	66.2%	783
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	White	62.5%	443
Congress Elementary School	White	53.2%	109
Cottonwood Community School	Latino	57.6%	519
Coyote Springs Elementary School	White	71.1%	591
Del Rio Elementary School	White	65.4%	457
Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Latino	48.7%	618
Glassford Hill Middle School	White	61.7%	402
Granite Mountain Middle School	White	71.7%	515
Granville Elementary School	White	65.9%	537
Heritage Middle School	White	61.4%	531
Humboldt Elementary School	White	77%	366
Lake Valley Elementary School	White	52.8%	411
Liberty Traditional School	White	54.1%	777
Lincoln Elementary School	White	67.1%	289
Mayer Elementary School	White	69.2%	354
Mayer High School	White	67.6%	176
Mingus Online Academy	White	52.4%	82
Mingus Union High School	White	53.5%	1,242
Mountain View Elementary School	Latino	48.5%	371
Mountain View Preparatory School	White	60.3%	411
Oak Creek Elementary School	White	61.5%	244
Prescott High School	White	72.1%	1,443
Prescott Mile High Middle School	White	76.8%	578
Seligman Elementary School	White	60.4%	96
Seligman High School	American Indian or Alaskan Native	40.4%	47
Taylor Hicks School	White	65.2%	394
Yarnell Elementary School	White	56.8%	37