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Yavapai County’s schools student body comprised mostly of White students in 2021-22 school year

Superintendent of public instruction thomas c horne 2023

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

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.

Demographics of Student Body in Yavapai County in the 2021-22 school year
White [61.1%]Latino [31.4%]Ethnicities <5% [7.4%]
Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Yavapai County Schools in the 2021-22 school year
School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Abia Judd Elementary SchoolWhite72.3%477
Ash Fork Elementary SchoolWhite50%124
Ash Fork High SchoolLatino49.4%87
Ash Fork Middle SchoolLatino51.4%74
Bagdad Elementary SchoolWhite61%228
Bagdad Middle Senior High SchoolWhite63.6%206
Bradshaw Mountain High SchoolWhite52.7%1,598
Bradshaw Mountain Middle SchoolWhite62.8%266
Bradshaw Mountain Online AcademyLatino50%94
Camp Verde Elementary SchoolWhite53.9%674
Camp Verde High SchoolWhite57.1%489
Camp Verde Middle SchoolWhite50.9%379
Canon SchoolWhite80.1%141
Chino Valley High SchoolWhite66.2%783
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary SchoolWhite62.5%443
Congress Elementary SchoolWhite53.2%109
Cottonwood Community SchoolLatino57.6%519
Coyote Springs Elementary SchoolWhite71.1%591
Del Rio Elementary SchoolWhite65.4%457
Dr Daniel Bright Elementary SchoolLatino48.7%618
Glassford Hill Middle SchoolWhite61.7%402
Granite Mountain Middle SchoolWhite71.7%515
Granville Elementary SchoolWhite65.9%537
Heritage Middle SchoolWhite61.4%531
Humboldt Elementary SchoolWhite77%366
Lake Valley Elementary SchoolWhite52.8%411
Liberty Traditional SchoolWhite54.1%777
Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhite67.1%289
Mayer Elementary SchoolWhite69.2%354
Mayer High SchoolWhite67.6%176
Mingus Online AcademyWhite52.4%82
Mingus Union High SchoolWhite53.5%1,242
Mountain View Elementary SchoolLatino48.5%371
Mountain View Preparatory SchoolWhite60.3%411
Oak Creek Elementary SchoolWhite61.5%244
Prescott High SchoolWhite72.1%1,443
Prescott Mile High Middle SchoolWhite76.8%578
Seligman Elementary SchoolWhite60.4%96
Seligman High SchoolAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native40.4%47
Taylor Hicks SchoolWhite65.2%394
Yarnell Elementary SchoolWhite56.8%37

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