Pinal Today

There were 697 Asian students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 16% increase over the 601 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pinal County welcomed 55,459 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 1.3% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 45 students, making up 3.4% 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 Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Eduprize School	0.9%	1,749
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	2.3%	1,525
Poston Butte High School	1.4%	1,422
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	3.4%	1,308
American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus	1.1%	1,049
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	2.9%	935
Maricopa Wells Middle School	3%	906
Butterfield Elementary School	2.8%	860
Florence High School	1.5%	842
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	1.5%	738
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	5.2%	267