Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic or Latino students comprised 72.1% of Wenden Elementary District’s student body in 2024-25 school year

Wenden Elementary District Superintendent Gloria Dean (2023) - Wenden Elementary District
Wenden Elementary District Superintendent Gloria Dean (2023) - Wenden Elementary District
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There were 49 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Wenden Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 23.4% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Wenden Elementary District welcomed 68 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students comprised 72.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Wenden Elementary District roughly covers schools within La Paz County and has a main office in Wenden.

Wenden Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic or Latino students, welcoming 49 in the 2024-25 school year.

Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.

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.

Racial and ethnic enrollment data may be incomplete or suppressed due to unavailable or unreported figures for some student groups.

Ethnicities in Wenden Elementary District in 2024-25 School Year

Hispanic or Latino Enrollment Trends in Wenden Elementary District, 2020-21—2024-25
Year Total District Enrollment Total Hispanic or Latino Students Hispanic or Latino %
2021 86 77 89.5%
2022 88 71 80.7%
2023 80 67 83.8%
2024 79 64 81%
2025 68 49 72.1%


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