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Peoria Unified School District Education: 36,506 Students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction thomas c horne 2023

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

There were 36,506 students enrolled in Peoria Unified School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less than the 36,693 in the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Peoria Unified School District students was white, accounting for 48% of the student population.

Peoria Unified School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Peoria.

Among the 43 schools in Peoria Unified School District, Liberty High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,603 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Peoria Unified School District Over 3 Years
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2022-23 School Enrollment Breakdown for Peoria Unified School District
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Peoria Elementary School554
Ira A Murphy451
Kachina Elementary School328
Heritage School435
Pioneer Elementary School402
Alta Loma School729
Desert Palms Elementary School477
Foothills Elementary School603
Copperwood School669
Sundance Elementary School603
Cotton Boll School804
Oakwood Elementary School931
Desert Valley Elementary School493
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School618
Oasis Elementary School769
Sun Valley Elementary School806
Sky View Elementary School535
Apache Elementary School733
Canyon Elementary School294
Marshall Ranch Elementary School700
Santa Fe Elementary School734
Paseo Verde Elementary School719
Desert Harbor Elementary School803
Cheyenne Elementary School598
Frontier Elementary School971
Country Meadows Elementary School1,015
Coyote Hills Elementary School787
Zuni Hills Elementary School880
Parkridge Elementary885
Vistancia Elementary School1,173
Lake Pleasant Elementary1,227
Peoria Traditional School337
Sunset Heights Elementary School1,064
Sunflower School25
Peoria eCampus188
Peoria High School1,563
Cactus High School1,144
Ironwood High School1,922
Centennial High School2,006
Sunrise Mountain High School2,018
Raymond S. Kellis1,818
Peoria Flex Academy92
Liberty High School2,603

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