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Coconino County Education: 6,155 American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov

There were 6,155 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Coconino County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.6% increase over from the 6,119 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Coconino County welcomed 17,066 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 36.1% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Coconino County, Tuba City High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 673 students, making up 98.4% 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.

Ethnicities in Coconino County in 2022-23 School Year
White [36.4%]American Indian or Alaskan Native [36.1%]Hispanic or Latino [21.7%]Ethnicities with <5% [5.8%]

Enrollment in Coconino County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of American Indian or Alaskan Native StudentsTotal Enrollment
Flagstaff High School25%1,620
Coconino High School26.7%1,529
Sinagua Middle School27.8%1,016
Page High School76.8%803
Mount Elden Middle School30.2%758
BASIS Flagstaff3.8%736
Tuba City High School98.4%684
Northland Preparatory Academy3.1%638
Desert View Elementary Intermediate79.3%579
Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School8.8%578
Page Middle School80%549
Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School23.2%487
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School20.3%438
Williams Elementary/Middle School3.6%415
Tuba City Elementary School95.5%400
Charles W. Sechrist Elementary School5.3%397
Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School19%395
Eva Marshall Elementary School18.8%394
W.F. Killip Elementary School28.9%391
John Q. Thomas Elementary School24.1%386
Lura Kinsey Elementary School49.9%363
Flagstaff Junior Academy5.1%316
Tuba City Junior High School98.9%275
Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy10.1%257
Williams High School4.6%241
Pine Forest School5.7%194
Grand Canyon Elementary24.7%170
Leupp Public School96.7%150
Fredonia Elementary School34.7%98
STAR Charter School90.4%94
Summit High School43%93
Grand Canyon High School27.4%84
Ponderosa High School54.2%59
Dzil Libei Elementary School90.9%44
Tse'yaato' High School83.7%43
Manson Mesa High School95.2%42
Tsinaabaas Habitiin Elementary School95%40

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