Yavapai News

There were 209 Asian students enrolled in Yavapai County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 19.4% increase over the 175 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Yavapai County welcomed 24,040 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 0.9% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 70 schools in Yavapai County, BASIS Prescott recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 34 students, making up 5.7% of the school's total student body.

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 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.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School name	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Bradshaw Mountain High School	1%	1,669
Prescott High School	1.2%	1,473
BASIS Prescott	5.7%	600