East Arizona News

There were 383 white students enrolled in Heber-Overgaard Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 26% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Heber-Overgaard Unified District welcomed 506 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 75.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Heber-Overgaard Unified District roughly covers schools within Navajo County and has a main office in Heber.

Among the four schools in Heber-Overgaard Unified District, Mogollon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 136 students.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	459	341	74.3%
2022	401	304	75.8%
2023	506	383	75.7%