Pinal County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

Maricopa High School had the highest enrollment among Pinal County schools, welcoming 2,184 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Maricopa High School students was Hispanic or Latino, accounting for 42.2% of the student population.

Among the 93 schools in Pinal County, Casa Grande Union High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,129 students, while Vista Grande High School welcomed 1,782 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Maricopa High School is part of Maricopa Unified School District, which roughly covers schools within Pinal County and has a main office in Maricopa.

In the previous school year, Maricopa High School also had the highest number of students among Pinal County schools.

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.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.