Pinal Today

There were 259 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.5% decrease from the 277 Pacific Islander 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, 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, Poston Butte High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 13 students, making up 0.9% 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 Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Poston Butte High School	0.9%	1,422
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	0.8%	1,308
Maricopa Wells Middle School	1.2%	906
Butterfield Elementary School	1.3%	860
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	1.5%	738