AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Latino, representing 65.3% of the Tucson Unified District total enrollment.
Among the 16 districts in Pima County, Sunnyside Unified District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 14,534 students, while Vail Unified District welcomed 14,273 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Tucson Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Tucson.
In the previous school year, Tucson Unified District also had the highest number of students among Pima County districts.
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 marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
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Tucson Unified District | Tucson | 41,462 |
Sunnyside Unified District | Tucson | 14,534 |
Vail Unified District | Vail | 14,273 |
Marana Unified District | Marana | 12,672 |
Amphitheater Unified District | Tucson | 12,039 |
Sahuarita Unified District | Sahuarita | 6,484 |
Flowing Wells Unified District | Tucson | 5,268 |
Catalina Foothills Unified District | Tucson | 5,049 |
Tanque Verde Unified District | Tucson | 2,244 |
Baboquivari Unified School District #40 | Sells | 1,082 |
Continental Elementary District | Green Valley | 639 |
Altar Valley Elementary District | Tucson | 573 |
Ajo Unified District | Ajo | 402 |
San Fernando Elementary District | Sasabe | 19 |
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