East Arizona News

There were 11 multiracial students enrolled in Heber-Overgaard Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in 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, multiracial students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Each of the four schools in Heber-Overgaard Unified District enrolled less than 10 multiracial students in 2022-23 school year.

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.

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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2021	459	21	4.6%
2022	401	11	2.7%
2023	506	11	2.2%