PHX Reporter

There were 2,993 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Maricopa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.8% decrease from from the 3,047 Pacific Islander students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Maricopa County welcomed 749,534 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students made up 0.4% of the student body making them the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 1,009 schools in Maricopa County, EdOptions HS Learning Center recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 40 students, making up 7.4% 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 Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Primavera - Online	0.3%	6,399
Arizona Virtual Academy	0.3%	5,110
Chandler High School	0.7%	3,580
Westwood High School	1%	3,570
Mesa High School	0.6%	3,476
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	0.4%	3,454
Red Mountain High School	0.6%	3,447
Mountain View High School	0.7%	3,372
Highland High School	0.7%	3,164
Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	0.4%	3,062
West Point High School	0.5%	3,033
Corona Del Sol High School	0.5%	2,730
Arizona Connections Academy	0.5%	2,573
Dobson High School	1.4%	2,371
Desert Ridge High	0.5%	2,280
Skyline High School	0.5%	2,249
Camelback High School	1%	2,241
American Leadership Academy - Ironwood	0.7%	2,227
Williams Field High School	0.5%	2,114
Desert Edge High School	0.6%	1,991
Sierra Linda High School	0.6%	1,976
Mcclintock High School	1.7%	1,946
Willow Canyon High School	0.6%	1,787
Barry Goldwater High School	0.9%	1,643
Tempe High School	2%	1,581
Connolly Middle School	1.8%	984
Heritage Academy Maricopa	1.7%	883
Superstition Springs Elementary	1.7%	787
Surprise Elementary School	1.6%	770
Broadmor Elementary School	5.7%	598
EdOptions HS Learning Center	7.4%	544
Roosevelt Elementary School	4.4%	517
Holdeman Elementary School	8.1%	385