South Pima News

Tucson Unified District had the highest enrollment among Pima County districts, welcoming 41,462 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Latino, representing 65.3% of the Tucson Unified District total enrollment.

Among the 16 districts in Pima County, Sunnyside Unified District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 14,534 students, while Vail Unified District welcomed 14,273 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Tucson Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Tucson.

In the previous school year, Tucson Unified District also had the highest number of students among Pima County districts.

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

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Tucson Unified District	Tucson	41,462
Sunnyside Unified District	Tucson	14,534
Vail Unified District	Vail	14,273
Marana Unified District	Marana	12,672
Amphitheater Unified District	Tucson	12,039
Sahuarita Unified District	Sahuarita	6,484
Flowing Wells Unified District	Tucson	5,268
Catalina Foothills Unified District	Tucson	5,049
Tanque Verde Unified District	Tucson	2,244
Baboquivari Unified School District #40	Sells	1,082
Continental Elementary District	Green Valley	639
Altar Valley Elementary District	Tucson	573
Ajo Unified District	Ajo	402
San Fernando Elementary District	Sasabe	19