Pinal Today

There were 26,760 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.4% increase over the 26,400 Hispanic or Latino 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, Hispanic or Latino students made up 48.3% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, Vista Grande High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,302 students, making up 67.1% 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.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo 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 Hispanic or Latino Students	Total Enrollment
Maricopa High School	45.3%	2,056
Casa Grande Union High School	59.5%	1,972
Vista Grande High School	67.1%	1,939
Eduprize School	26.5%	1,749
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	57.5%	1,525
Poston Butte High School	43.2%	1,422
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	38.2%	1,308
Combs High School	33.9%	1,241
American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus	32.2%	1,049
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	27%	935
Maricopa Wells Middle School	46.6%	906
Desert Wind Middle School	42.7%	905
Apache Junction High School	42.4%	866
Butterfield Elementary School	44.7%	860
Santa Cruz Elementary School	50.5%	852
Maricopa Elementary School	49.2%	850
Florence High School	43.5%	842
Arizona City Elementary School	62%	831
The Grande Innovation	67.3%	829
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	44.5%	822
San Tan Foothills High School	39.8%	801
Walker Butte K-8	36.1%	762
Florence K-8	47.6%	758
Villago Middle School	59.9%	755
Cactus Middle School	65.1%	750
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	41.1%	738
Saddleback Elementary School	45.4%	723
San Tan Heights Elementary	39.2%	712
Anthem Elementary School	36.1%	704
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	31.4%	688
Coolidge High School	55%	685
McCartney Ranch Elementary School	72.1%	680
Casa Grande Middle School	61.5%	675
Cactus Canyon Junior High	42.5%	631
Coolidge Junior High School	54.9%	627
J.O. Combs Middle School	38.8%	600
West Elementary School	55.6%	597
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	46.2%	585
Ellsworth Elementary School	44.6%	560
Copper Basin	47.2%	553
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	52.7%	552
Palo Verde School	64.5%	547
Santa Rosa Elementary School	46.7%	537
Magma Ranch K8 School	48.7%	530
Ranch Elementary School	37.2%	508
Desert Vista Elementary School	36.6%	506
Ironwood School	73.7%	499
Saguaro Elementary School	68.6%	481
Cottonwood Elementary School	60%	478
Desert Willow Elementary School	59.1%	464
Cholla Elementary School	67.3%	455
Mesquite Elementary School	58.6%	447
Red Rock Elementary School	37.1%	439
Four Peaks Elementary School	51.6%	438
Imagine Preparatory Coolidge	56.4%	431
Toltec Elementary School	68.3%	426
Pima Butte Elementary School	36.7%	417
Mountain Vista School	59.6%	403
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	36%	386
Jack Harmon Elementary School	43.4%	385
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	75.2%	383
Stanfield Elementary School	69.4%	379
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	31.4%	312
Sacaton Elementary	17.9%	312
Avalon Elementary	39.8%	299
Peralta Trail Elementary School	31.8%	289
Imagine Preparatory Superstition	40.1%	284
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	47.9%	267
Eloy Intermediate School	75.6%	250
Eloy Junior High School	77.6%	246
First Avenue Elementary School	67.4%	224
Sacaton Middle School	13.5%	222
Apache Trail High School	41.5%	217
Combs Traditional Academy	44.1%	204
San Manuel High School	71.6%	183
Florence Virtual Academy	36.8%	182
Coolidge Alternative Program	43.6%	179
Ray Elementary School	51.7%	178
Mountain Vista Academy	37.4%	171
Ray JR/SR High School	54.4%	171
John F. Kennedy School	82.1%	162
Superior Junior/Senior High School	86.2%	160
Evergreen Elementary School	51.3%	152
Imagine Superstition Middle School	41.5%	147
Picacho School	80.1%	141
Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School	53.3%	122
San Manuel Jr. High School	72.8%	114
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	63.5%	96
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice)	94.7%	75
Santa Cruz Center for Success	70%	30