Seth Staples, Superintendent, Ash Fork Joint Unified School District #31 | Williams-Grand Canyon
Seth Staples, Superintendent, Ash Fork Joint Unified School District #31 | Williams-Grand Canyon
Of the 24,262 students attending school districts within Yavapai County, 60.5% were white. Latino students were the second largest ethnicity in Yavapai County districts (32%).
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Yavapai County districts, representing 61.1% of the student body.
Ash Fork Joint Unified District had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 50.2% white students and 47.4% Latino students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.3% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Yavapai County.
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.
Additionally, WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across the U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Fork Joint Unified District | White | 50.2% | 293 |
| Bagdad Unified District | White | 61.3% | 512 |
| Beaver Creek Elementary District | White | 53.5% | 340 |
| Camp Verde Unified District | White | 52.5% | 1,585 |
| Canon Elementary District | White | 78.8% | 132 |
| Chino Valley Unified District | White | 65.6% | 2,438 |
| Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District | White | 65% | 474 |
| Congress Elementary District | White | 52% | 102 |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District | White | 48.7% | 1,822 |
| Humboldt Unified District | White | 57.5% | 5,486 |
| Kirkland Elementary District | White | 71.1% | 76 |
| Mayer Unified School District | White | 63.9% | 552 |
| Mingus Union High School District | White | 52.8% | 1,236 |
| Prescott Unified District | White | 71% | 3,803 |
| Seligman Unified District | White | 56.3% | 199 |
| Skull Valley Elementary District | White | 64.9% | 37 |
| Yarnell Elementary District | White | 72.7% | 33 |
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