There were 31 white students enrolled in Somerton Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 18.4% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Somerton Elementary District welcomed 2,967 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Somerton Elementary District roughly covers schools within Yuma County and has a main office in Somerton.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,872 | 69 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,794 | 34 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,867 | 34 | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 2,988 | 38 | 1.3% |
| 2025 | 2,967 | 31 | 1% |
