There were 1,537 white students enrolled in Yuma Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.9% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Yuma Elementary District welcomed 9,047 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 17% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Yuma Elementary District roughly covers schools within Yuma County and has a main office in Yuma.
Among the 19 schools in Yuma Elementary District, Mary A. Otondo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 205 students.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,456 | 2,079 | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 8,743 | 1,658 | 19% |
| 2023 | 9,092 | 1,628 | 17.9% |
| 2024 | 8,964 | 1,617 | 18% |
| 2025 | 9,047 | 1,537 | 17% |
