There were 2,174 white students enrolled in Maricopa Unified School District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Maricopa Unified School District welcomed 9,504 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 22.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Maricopa Unified School District roughly covers schools within Pinal County and has a main office in Maricopa.
Among the nine schools in Maricopa Unified School District, Maricopa High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 434 students.
Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,671 | 2,431 | 31.7% |
| 2022 | 8,053 | 2,453 | 30.5% |
| 2023 | 8,697 | 2,437 | 28% |
| 2024 | 9,262 | 2,327 | 25.1% |
| 2025 | 9,504 | 2,174 | 22.9% |
