PHX Reporter

There were 7,329 Latino students enrolled in Deer Valley Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Deer Valley Unified District welcomed 33,185 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 22.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Deer Valley Unified District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

Among the 41 schools in Deer Valley Unified District, Barry Goldwater High School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 704 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Latino Students	Latino %
2021	30,629	5,990	19.6%
2022	33,303	7,047	21.2%
2023	33,185	7,329	22.1%