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There were 3,889 white students enrolled in Yuma County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.4% decrease from the 4,069 white students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Yuma County welcomed 37,966 students at the time. Among them, white students made up 10.2% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 62 schools in Yuma County, Gila Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 651 students, making up 27.8% 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.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors' credentials.

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 White Students	Total Enrollment
Cibola High School	9.6%	2,417
Kofa High School	7.2%	2,352
Gila Ridge High School	27.8%	2,340
Yuma High School	5.4%	1,142
Harvest Preparatory Academy	3.9%	1,056
Desert View Academy	19.9%	931
Castle Dome Middle School	20.5%	917
Desert Mesa Elementary School	22.4%	827
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	25.9%	825
Gowan Science Academy	28.7%	771
Centennial Middle School	8.9%	677
Sunrise Elementary School	28.3%	651
Salida Del Sol Elementary	3%	642
Mesquite Elementary	12.1%	604
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	13.6%	589
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	1.9%	587
Pueblo Elementary School	11.4%	572
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	9.3%	569
Crane Middle School	7.2%	558
Ron Watson Middle School	32.6%	558
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	4.4%	540
James B. Rolle School	23.4%	529
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	8.9%	527
Gila Vista Junior High School	15.7%	509
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	11.7%	486
Palmcroft Elementary School	7.4%	432
Valley Horizon Elementary School	6.3%	429
O.C. Johnson School	7.3%	368
Alice Byrne Elementary School	12.8%	327
Pecan Grove Elementary School	7.5%	320
George Washington Carver Elementary School	5.3%	304
Vista Alternative School	7.3%	275
Desert View Middle & High School	20.3%	212
Wellton Elementary School	17.8%	185
Amerischools Academy North	21%	176
Mohawk Valley School	37.2%	156
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	12.2%	123
Dateland Elementary School	15.2%	92
James D. Price School	41.7%	72