North Pima News

There were 293 Asian students enrolled in Catalina Foothills Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.3% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Catalina Foothills Unified District welcomed 5,049 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 5.8% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Catalina Foothills Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Tucson.

Among the seven schools in Catalina Foothills Unified District, Catalina Foothills High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 125 students.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across 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 markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Asian Students	Asian %
2021	5,200	305	5.9%
2022	5,316	323	6.1%
2023	5,049	293	5.8%