Coconino News

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.

School name	% of American Indian or Alaskan Native Students	Total Enrollment
Flagstaff High School	25%	1,620
Coconino High School	26.7%	1,529
Sinagua Middle School	27.8%	1,016
Page High School	76.8%	803
Mount Elden Middle School	30.2%	758
BASIS Flagstaff	3.8%	736
Tuba City High School	98.4%	684
Northland Preparatory Academy	3.1%	638
Desert View Elementary Intermediate	79.3%	579
Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School	8.8%	578
Page Middle School	80%	549
Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School	23.2%	487
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	20.3%	438
Williams Elementary/Middle School	3.6%	415
Tuba City Elementary School	95.5%	400
Charles W. Sechrist Elementary School	5.3%	397
Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School	19%	395
Eva Marshall Elementary School	18.8%	394
W.F. Killip Elementary School	28.9%	391
John Q. Thomas Elementary School	24.1%	386
Lura Kinsey Elementary School	49.9%	363
Flagstaff Junior Academy	5.1%	316
Tuba City Junior High School	98.9%	275
Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	10.1%	257
Williams High School	4.6%	241
Pine Forest School	5.7%	194
Grand Canyon Elementary	24.7%	170
Leupp Public School	96.7%	150
Fredonia Elementary School	34.7%	98
STAR Charter School	90.4%	94
Summit High School	43%	93
Grand Canyon High School	27.4%	84
Ponderosa High School	54.2%	59
Dzil Libei Elementary School	90.9%	44
Tse'yaato' High School	83.7%	43
Manson Mesa High School	95.2%	42
Tsinaabaas Habitiin Elementary School	95%	40