PHX Reporter

There were 101 white students enrolled in Union Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.2% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Union Elementary District welcomed 1,684 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Union Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Tolleson.

Among the three schools in Union Elementary District, Dos Rios Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 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.

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

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	1,638	90	5.5%
2022	1,698	110	6.5%
2023	1,684	101	6%