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Enrollment Analysis: Latino students comprised 25% of Kirkland Elementary District’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Kirkland Elementary District Superintendent Tom Horne (2023) | Kirkland Elementary District

Kirkland Elementary District Superintendent Tom Horne (2023) | Kirkland Elementary District

There were 19 Latino students enrolled in Kirkland Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Kirkland Elementary District welcomed 76 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 25% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Kirkland Elementary District roughly covers schools within Yavapai County and has a main office in Kirkland.

Kirkland Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Latino students, welcoming 19 students in the 2022-23 school 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.

Ethnicities in Kirkland Elementary District in 2022-23 School Year
White [71.1%]Hispanic or Latino [25%]
Enrollment Demographics in Kirkland Elementary District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Latino StudentsLatino %
2021851214.1%
2022851821.2%
2023761925%

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