Pinal Today

There were 277 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.5% increase over from the 260 Pacific Islander 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, Pacific Islander students made up 0.5% of the student body making them the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, two schools recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 students.

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 Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Maricopa High School	0.6%	2,184
Poston Butte High School	0.9%	1,387
Butterfield Elementary School	1.4%	773