Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Data showed that Yuma County welcomed 37,966 students at the time. Among them, African American students made up 0.8% of the student body making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 62 schools in Yuma County, Gila Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 32 students, making up 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola High School | 1% | 2,417 |
| Kofa High School | 1% | 2,352 |
| Gila Ridge High School | 1.4% | 2,340 |
| Yuma High School | 1.5% | 1,142 |
| Desert View Academy | 1.5% | 931 |
| Mary A. Otondo Elementary School | 1.7% | 825 |
| Ron Watson Middle School | 2% | 558 |
| Palmcroft Elementary School | 3% | 432 |
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