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

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction | Arizona Department of Education

By Pinal Today

Nov 3, 2023

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.

Enrollment in Pinal County Over Three Years

Enrollment in Pinal County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Maricopa High School	Maricopa	2,184
Casa Grande Union High School	Casa Grande	2,129
Vista Grande High School	Casa Grande	1,782
Eduprize School	Queen Creek	1,641
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	Maricopa	1,539
Poston Butte High School	Florence	1,387
Combs High School	San Tan Valley	1,355
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Chandler	1,265
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Chandler	1,101
Apache Junction High School	Apache Junction	993
American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus	Florence	951
Maricopa Wells Middle School	Maricopa	931
The Grande Innovation	Casa Grande	827
San Tan Foothills High School	Queen Creek	816
Desert Wind Middle School	Maricopa	813
Walker Butte K-8	Florence	812
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Gilbert	795
Saddleback Elementary School	Maricopa	795
Villago Middle School	Casa Grande	794
Florence High School	Florence	793
Cactus Middle School	Casa Grande	777
Butterfield Elementary School	Maricopa	773
Florence K-8	Florence	770
Santa Cruz Elementary School	Maricopa	758
Arizona City Elementary School	Eloy	742
Anthem Elementary School	Florence	739
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Florence	739
West Elementary School	Coolidge	728
Maricopa Elementary School	Maricopa	722
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	San Tan Valley	719
Cactus Canyon Junior High	Apache Junction	700
San Tan Heights Elementary	San Tan Valley	666
McCartney Ranch Elementary School	Casa Grande	659
J.O. Combs Middle School	San Tan Valley	654
Casa Grande Middle School	Casa Grande	646
Coolidge High School	Coolidge	638
Copper Basin	Florence	635
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Florence	576
Magma Ranch K8 School	Florence	573
Ellsworth Elementary School	Queen Creek	564
Ranch Elementary School	San Tan Valley	546
Desert Vista Elementary School	Apache Junction	530
Imagine Preparatory Coolidge	Coolidge	526
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	Coolidge	525
Cholla Elementary School	Casa Grande	507
Four Peaks Elementary School	Apache Junction	498
Palo Verde School	Casa Grande	495
Santa Rosa Elementary School	Maricopa	484
Ironwood School	Casa Grande	477
Saguaro Elementary School	Casa Grande	473
Desert Willow Elementary School	Casa Grande	469
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	Queen Creek	467
Mesquite Elementary School	Casa Grande	464
Cottonwood Elementary School	Casa Grande	444
Red Rock Elementary School	Red Rock	442
Jack Harmon Elementary School	San Tan Valley	425
Pima Butte Elementary School	Maricopa	424
Mountain Vista School	Oracle	398
Stanfield Elementary School	Stanfield	397
Toltec Elementary School	Eloy	385
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Queen Creek	364
Coolidge Junior High School	Coolidge	362
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Eloy	334
Imagine Preparatory Superstition	Apache Junction	297
Avalon Elementary	Apache Junction	296
Eloy Junior High School	Eloy	286
Peralta Trail Elementary School	Apache Junction	286
Eloy Intermediate School	Eloy	259
Sacaton Elementary	Sacaton	255
Skyline D5	Peoria	236
First Avenue Elementary School	San Manuel	231
Combs Traditional Academy	San Tan Valley	227
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	Casa Grande	224
Mountain Vista Academy	Florence	197
Apache Trail High School	Apache Junction	191
Ray JR/SR High School	Kearny	189
Sacaton Middle School	Sacaton	188
Florence Virtual Academy	Florence	187
Ray Elementary School	Kearny	184
San Manuel High School	San Manuel	183
John F. Kennedy School	Superior	178
Coolidge Alternative Program	Coolidge	170
Picacho School	Picacho	165
Superior Junior/Senior High School	Superior	157
Imagine Superstition Middle School	Apache Junction	153
San Manuel Jr. High School	San Manuel	120
Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School	Casa Grande	120
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	Tucson	88
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice)	Eloy	86
Evergreen Elementary School	Casa Grande	51
Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande	Casa Grande	42
Santa Cruz Center for Success	Eloy	17