There were 37 Asian students enrolled in Apache County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 32.1% increase over the 28 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Apache County enrolled 9,067 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 0.4% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 37 schools in Apache County, McNary Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2025-26 school year, with eight students making up 4.8% of the school’s total enrollment.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
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 Asian Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Chinle Elementary School | 0.6% | 501 |
| Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center | 0.3% | 395 |
| St. Johns Middle School | 1.2% | 329 |
| St. Johns High School | 1% | 306 |
| Sanders Elementary School | 1.7% | 286 |
| Round Valley Elementary School | 0.4% | 248 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 0.4% | 224 |
| Valley High School | 0.5% | 222 |
| Ganado Middle School | 0.9% | 221 |
| Ganado Intermediate School | 1.1% | 188 |
| McNary Elementary School | 4.8% | 167 |
| Sanders Middle School | 0.7% | 153 |
| Red Mesa High School | 0.7% | 137 |
| Red Mesa Elementary School | 0.9% | 117 |
| Concho Elementary School | 0.9% | 112 |
| Red Mesa Junior High School | 3.2% | 62 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
