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There were 32,469 Latino students enrolled in Yuma County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Yuma County welcomed 37,757 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Latino students made up 86% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 74 schools in Yuma County, San Luis High School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,469 Latino students.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com 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.

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.

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 Latino students	Total enrollment
STEDY- Kofa HS Satellite	100%	34
STEDY- San Luis HS Satellite	100%	16
STEDY- Yuma HS Satellite	100%	24
Gadsden Elementary School	99.8%	493
San Luis Middle School	99.8%	576
San Luis High School	99.8%	2,474
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	99.8%	566
Southwest Junior High School	99.7%	657
Rio Colorado Elementary School	99.6%	540
Cesar Chavez Elementary	99.6%	679
Arizona Desert Elementary School	99.4%	624
Desert View Elementary	99.2%	736
San Luis Pre-School	98.8%	169
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	98.7%	629
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	98.2%	814
Somerton Middle School	97.7%	663
Desert Sonora Elementary School	97.7%	428
Orange Grove Elementary School	96.4%	421
Harvest Preparatory Academy	94.2%	1,062
Salida Del Sol Elementary	94.2%	659
George Washington Carver Elementary School	94%	300
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	93%	388
AZTEC High School	92.3%	65
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	91.6%	584
Pecan Grove Elementary School	90.8%	262
Encanto Learning Center	90.6%	468
Yuma High School	90.5%	1,096
Roosevelt School	90.4%	249
Valley Horizon Elementary School	90.3%	475
Kofa High School	89.6%	2,464
Dateland Elementary School	88.4%	95
O.C. Johnson School	88.3%	375
Crane iLearning Academy	87.9%	99
Crane Middle School	87%	617
Palmcroft Elementary School	86.9%	452
Educational Opportunity Center	86.8%	114
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	86.7%	488
Vista High School	86.4%	206
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	86.3%	546
Cibola High School	85.9%	2,553
Centennial Middle School	85.2%	724
Yuma Online Distance Academy	84.4%	90
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	84.2%	539
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	83.3%	138
Pueblo Elementary School	83%	575
Gila Vista Junior High School	82.2%	499
Mesquite Elementary	81.5%	606
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	79.6%	672
Desert View Middle & High School	78.9%	152
Wellton Elementary School	76.3%	156
Alice Byrne Elementary School	76.2%	315
Desert Mesa Elementary School	76.1%	777
Desert View Academy	72.6%	941
Antelope Union High School	72.3%	195
Castle Dome Middle School	72.2%	879
James B. Rolle School	71.6%	524
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	69.9%	701
Dorothy Hall Elementary	68.6%	488
Gila Ridge High School	63.6%	2,152
Sunrise Elementary School	63.5%	600
Mohawk Valley School	63%	146
Gowan Science Academy	62.4%	699
Ron Watson Middle School	56.7%	510
James D. Price School	35.3%	68