PHX Reporter

There were 293 white students enrolled in Osborn Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Osborn Elementary District welcomed 2,520 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 11.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Osborn Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

Among the six schools in Osborn Elementary District, Encanto School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 117 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.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	2,602	303	11.6%
2022	2,631	313	11.9%
2023	2,520	293	11.6%