Arizona Public Schools
- Arizona is the #15 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,096,937 students across 2,271 public schools.
- Arizona public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.64, which is higher than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Arizona is Az Compass s Inc. School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Arizona or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 60% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 20:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(AZ) School Average
American Indian
5%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
45%
Black
5%
White
40%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
n/a
Arizona Public Schools by County
- Popular cities: Phoenix (435 schools), Tucson (304 schools), Mesa (154 schools), Glendale (97 schools), Gilbert (77 schools).
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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