Pinal Today

There were 601 Asian students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1% increase over from the 595 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pinal County welcomed 55,435 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students made up 1.1% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, Maricopa High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 48 students, making up 2.2% of the school's total student body.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.

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.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School name	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Maricopa High School	2.2%	2,184
Poston Butte High School	1.2%	1,387
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	2.8%	1,265
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	1.8%	1,101
San Tan Foothills High School	2.2%	816
Butterfield Elementary School	1.8%	773
Anthem Elementary School	1.5%	739
Magma Ranch K8 School	1.9%	573
Pima Butte Elementary School	2.6%	424
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	5.4%	224