Pinal Today

There were 26,400 Hispanic students enrolled in Pinal County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 47.6% of the 55,435 students in Pinal County during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Pinal County, Casa Grande Elementary District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,035 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Pinal County.

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

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

District	% of hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Superior Unified School District	80	335
Picacho Elementary District	79.4	165
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	76.9	351
Eloy Elementary District	76.7	786
Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District	70.4	534
Stanfield Elementary District	68.3	397
Toltec School District	63.3	1,127
Casa Grande Elementary District	63.1	6,398
Casa Grande Union High School District	62.9	3,992
Oracle Elementary District	59.8	398
Coolidge Unified District	53.3	2,576
Ray Unified District	51.7	373
Maricopa Unified School District	44.4	8,697
Florence Unified School District	41.1	8,890
Apache Junction Unified District	40.1	3,007
J O Combs Unified School District	35.7	4,395
Red Rock Elementary District	35.5	442
Sacaton Elementary District	16.5	443