There were seven African American students enrolled in La Paz County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 12.5% decrease from the eight African American students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that La Paz County enrolled 2,125 students at the time. Among them, African American students made up 0.3% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in La Paz County, three schools recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2025-26 school year, with two students.
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 African American Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Parker High School | 0.5% | 444 |
| Wallace Elementary School | 0.6% | 317 |
| Wallace Junior High School | 0.6% | 308 |
| Salome High School | 0.9% | 117 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
