Pinal Today

There were 3,992 African American students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 13.7% increase over from the 3,510 African American 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, African American students made up 7.2% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, Maricopa High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 308 students, making up 14.1% 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.

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

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 African American Students	Total Enrollment
Maricopa High School	14.1%	2,184
Casa Grande Union High School	4.4%	2,129
Vista Grande High School	3.7%	1,782
Eduprize School	3.3%	1,641
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	3.9%	1,539
Poston Butte High School	9.9%	1,387
Combs High School	4.5%	1,355
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	13.9%	1,265
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	3%	1,101
Apache Junction High School	1.2%	993
American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus	5.5%	951
Maricopa Wells Middle School	13.9%	931
The Grande Innovation	3.3%	827
San Tan Foothills High School	8.5%	816
Desert Wind Middle School	16.1%	813
Walker Butte K-8	9.5%	812
Saddleback Elementary School	12.5%	795
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	15.1%	795
Villago Middle School	6%	794
Florence High School	6.3%	793
Cactus Middle School	5.4%	777
Butterfield Elementary School	10.6%	773
Florence K-8	3.1%	770
Santa Cruz Elementary School	14.8%	758
Arizona City Elementary School	6.6%	742
Anthem Elementary School	5.3%	739
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	6.6%	739
West Elementary School	10.7%	728
Maricopa Elementary School	13.2%	722
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	6.1%	719
San Tan Heights Elementary	8.4%	666
McCartney Ranch Elementary School	4.2%	659
J.O. Combs Middle School	3.5%	654
Casa Grande Middle School	7.4%	646
Coolidge High School	11%	638
Copper Basin	8.5%	635
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	6.4%	576
Magma Ranch K8 School	5.6%	573
Ellsworth Elementary School	4.8%	564
Ranch Elementary School	3.1%	546
Desert Vista Elementary School	2.6%	530
Imagine Preparatory Coolidge	6.5%	526
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	10.3%	525
Cholla Elementary School	5.3%	507
Palo Verde School	8.3%	495
Santa Rosa Elementary School	14.5%	484
Ironwood School	4.4%	477
Saguaro Elementary School	7.2%	473
Desert Willow Elementary School	3.8%	469
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	4.3%	467
Mesquite Elementary School	5.8%	464
Cottonwood Elementary School	8.6%	444
Red Rock Elementary School	5.2%	442
Jack Harmon Elementary School	6.8%	425
Pima Butte Elementary School	10.8%	424
Toltec Elementary School	5.7%	385
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	6.6%	364
Coolidge Junior High School	10.8%	362
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	7.2%	334
Eloy Junior High School	9.1%	286
Eloy Intermediate School	10.8%	259
Combs Traditional Academy	5.7%	227
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	9.4%	224
Mountain Vista Academy	12.2%	197
Florence Virtual Academy	17.6%	187
Coolidge Alternative Program	9.4%	170