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There were 12 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Catalina Foothills Unified District schools in 2022-23 school year

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Catalina Foothills Unified District Superintendent Mary Kamerzell (2023) | Catalina Foothills Unified District

Catalina Foothills Unified District Superintendent Mary Kamerzell (2023) | Catalina Foothills Unified District

There were 12 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Catalina Foothills Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.1% more 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, American Indian or Alaskan Native students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Each of the seven schools in Catalina Foothills Unified District enrolled less than 10 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in 2022-23 school year.

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 markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Ethnicities in Catalina Foothills Unified District in 2022-23 School Year
White [55.8%]Hispanic or Latino [28.3%]Multiracial [7.6%]Asian [5.8%]Ethnicities <5% [2.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Catalina Foothills Unified District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal American Indian or Alaskan Native StudentsAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native %
20215,20000%
20225,316110.2%
20235,049120.2%

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