Yavapai News

The majority of students in Yavapai County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 24,262 students attending Yavapai County schools, 60.5% were white. Latino students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 32% of Yavapai County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Yavapai County, representing 61.1% of the student body.

Mountain View Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which had 48.5% Latino students and 46.6% white students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.3% when compared to the previous year.

Additionally, WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across the U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks 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	72.5%	505
Acorn Montessori Charter School	White	49.1%	267
American Heritage Academy - Camp Verde	White	50%	112
American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood	White	58.4%	238
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center, Inc. - Prescott Valley	White	80.6%	340
Ash Fork Elementary School	White	51.3%	119
Ash Fork High School	Latino	54%	100
Ash Fork Middle School	White	59.5%	74
Aspire High School	White	59.5%	42
Bagdad Elementary School	White	60.9%	274
Bagdad Middle Senior High School	White	60%	220
BASIS Prescott	White	71.3%	610
Beaver Creek School	White	53.5%	340
Bradshaw Mountain High School	White	52.1%	1,683
Bradshaw Mountain Middle School	White	65.9%	279
Bradshaw Mountain Online Academy	White	60.7%	61
Camp Verde Accommodation School	Latino	42.9%	35
Camp Verde Elementary School	White	52%	681
Camp Verde High School	White	54.3%	488
Camp Verde Middle School	White	53.2%	365
Canon School	White	78.8%	132
Chino Valley High School	White	62.7%	788
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	White	65%	474
Congress Elementary School	White	52%	102
Cottonwood Community School	Latino	56.5%	501
Coyote Springs Elementary School	White	66.6%	592
Del Rio Elementary School	White	67.4%	479
Desert Star Community School	White	76%	154
Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Latino	49.1%	625
Franklin Phonetic Primary School	White	57.8%	417
Glassford Hill Middle School	White	60.2%	397
Granite Mountain Middle School	White	71.3%	519
Granville Elementary School	White	61.3%	514
Heritage Middle School	White	63.4%	536
Humboldt Elementary School	White	72%	378
Kirkland Elementary School	White	71.1%	76
La Tierra Community School	White	70%	120
Lake Valley Elementary School	White	52.7%	427
Liberty Traditional School	White	56.1%	784
Lincoln Elementary School	White	68.1%	310
Mayer Elementary School	White	62.8%	355
Mayer High School	White	66%	197
Mingus Springs Charter School	White	68.6%	156
Mingus Union High School	White	53.1%	1,227
Mountain Oak Charter School	White	76.9%	78
Mountain View Elementary School	Latino	48.5%	371
Mountain View Preparatory School	White	58.7%	402
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy	White	65.4%	159
Oak Creek Elementary School	White	62.1%	235
PACE Preparatory Academy	White	57.8%	90
Paulden Community School	White	55.2%	87
Prescott High School	White	73.7%	1,436
Prescott Mile High Middle School	White	71.6%	577
Prescott Valley School	White	55.3%	434
Sedona Charter School	White	73%	163
Sedona Red Rock Junior/Senior High School	Latino	55.7%	481
Seligman Elementary School	White	61.2%	139
Seligman High School	White	45%	60
Skull Valley Elementary School	White	64.9%	37
Skyview School	White	89.7%	214
Taylor Hicks School	White	62.3%	382
West Sedona Elementary School	Latino	57.4%	256
Willow Creek Charter School	White	75.9%	87
Yarnell Elementary School	White	72.7%	33
Yavapai County High School	White	76.9%	26