Katherine Haley Vice President of Arizona State Board of Education | oakrosegroup.com
Katherine Haley Vice President of Arizona State Board of Education | oakrosegroup.com
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Maricopa Unified School District students was Latino, accounting for 45.2% of the student population.
Among the 18 districts in Pinal County, Florence Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 8,915 students, while Casa Grande Elementary District welcomed 6,638 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Maricopa Unified School District roughly covers schools within Pinal County and has a main office in Maricopa.
In the previous school year, Florence Unified School District had the highest number of students among Pinal County districts.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
Additionally, WalletHub claimed Arizona's school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors' credentials.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Unified School District | Maricopa | 9,262 |
| Florence Unified School District | Florence | 8,915 |
| Casa Grande Elementary District | Casa Grande | 6,638 |
| J O Combs Unified School District | San Tan Valley | 4,054 |
| Casa Grande Union High School District | Casa Grande | 3,966 |
| Coolidge Unified District | Coolidge | 2,809 |
| Apache Junction Unified District | Apache Junction | 2,730 |
| Toltec School District | Eloy | 1,257 |
| Eloy Elementary District | Eloy | 729 |
| Sacaton Elementary District | Sacaton | 534 |
| Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District | San Manuel | 521 |
| Red Rock Elementary District | Red Rock | 439 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District | Eloy | 413 |
| Oracle Elementary District | Oracle | 403 |
| Stanfield Elementary District | Stanfield | 379 |
| Ray Unified District | Kearny | 349 |
| Superior Unified School District | Superior | 322 |
| Picacho Elementary District | Picacho | 141 |
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