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Coconino County Education: 6,103 American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in 2023-24 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 6,103 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Coconino County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 6,155 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Coconino County welcomed 16,743 students at the time. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 36.5% of the student body making them the 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 672 students, making up 97.8% 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 2023-24 School Year
American Indian or Alaskan Native [36.5%]White [35.7%]Hispanic or Latino [21.7%]Ethnicities with <5% [6.1%]

Enrollment in Coconino County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of American Indian or Alaskan Native StudentsTotal Enrollment
Flagstaff High School25.2%1,630
Coconino High School25.9%1,505
Sinagua Middle School26.5%1,035
Page High School77%813
BASIS Flagstaff3.7%695
Tuba City High School97.8%687
Mount Elden Middle School29.9%679
Northland Preparatory Academy3.4%645
Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School11.1%560
Desert View Elementary Intermediate83.9%546
Page Middle School79.8%499
Charles W. Sechrist Elementary School4.9%430
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School19.3%430
Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School30.1%428
Williams Elementary/Middle School3.5%404
W.F. Killip Elementary School30.4%392
Tuba City Elementary School95.9%392
Eva Marshall Elementary School21.6%384
Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School21.7%378
John Q. Thomas Elementary School24.6%366
Lura Kinsey Elementary School52.9%342
Flagstaff Junior Academy4.4%339
Tuba City Junior High School98%250
Williams High School4.4%249
Pine Forest School5.4%223
Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy10.1%199
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus7.2%181
Grand Canyon Elementary24.2%165
Leupp Public School95.3%149
STAR Charter School92.4%105
Summit High School56.1%98
Fredonia High School16.5%79
Fredonia Elementary School29.5%78
Grand Canyon High School29.5%78
Ponderosa High School44.7%76
Nizhoni Accelerated Academy100%39
Tsinaabaas Habitiin Elementary School100%33
Tse'yaato' High School88.9%27

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