Pinal Today

There were 1,577 white students enrolled in Apache Junction Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Apache Junction Unified District welcomed 3,007 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 52.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Apache Junction Unified District roughly covers schools within Pinal County and has a main office in Apache Junction.

Among the five schools in Apache Junction Unified District, Apache Junction High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 518 students.

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

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	2,904	1,567	54%
2022	3,064	1,643	53.6%
2023	3,007	1,577	52.4%