East Arizona News

There were 122 multiracial students enrolled in Apache County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 23.2% increase over the 99 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Apache County welcomed 9,720 students at the time. Among them, multiracial students made up 1.3% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 35 schools in Apache County, two schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 students.

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 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.

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 Multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Round Valley Elementary School	3.5%	454
Round Valley High School	3.1%	416
Round Valley Middle School	3.4%	357
Sanders Elementary School	4.3%	282
Ganado Middle School	4.7%	258
Concho Elementary School	9.7%	165