East Arizona News

There were 62 African American students enrolled in Navajo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 10.1% decrease from the 69 African American students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Navajo County welcomed 16,973 students at the time. Among them, African American students made up 0.4% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Navajo County, Show Low Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 students, making up 1.9% 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.

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 African American Students	Total Enrollment
Show Low Junior High School	1.9%	570