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 24,040 students attending school districts within Yavapai County, 59.8% were white. Latino students were the second largest ethnicity in Yavapai County districts (32.5%).
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Yavapai County districts, representing 60.5% 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 47.3% Latino students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.9% 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% | 281 |
| Bagdad Unified District | White | 57.7% | 556 |
| Beaver Creek Elementary District | White | 52% | 327 |
| Camp Verde Unified District | White | 51.6% | 1,566 |
| Canon Elementary District | White | 71.9% | 128 |
| Chino Valley Unified District | White | 64.8% | 2,342 |
| Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District | White | 62.6% | 470 |
| Congress Elementary District | White | 55.7% | 106 |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District | White | 48.4% | 1,741 |
| Humboldt Unified District | White | 57.1% | 5,436 |
| Kirkland Elementary District | White | 76.6% | 64 |
| Mayer Unified School District | White | 64.6% | 531 |
| Mingus Union High School District | White | 51% | 1,212 |
| Prescott Unified District | White | 70.7% | 3,891 |
| Seligman Unified District | White | 47.9% | 190 |
| Skull Valley Elementary District | White | 63.4% | 41 |
| Yarnell Elementary District | White | 70% | 40 |
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