There were 7,369 white students enrolled in Higley Unified School District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Higley Unified School District welcomed 12,351 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Higley Unified School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Gilbert.
Among the 13 schools in Higley Unified School District, Higley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,286 students.
Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12,670 | 7,893 | 62.3% |
| 2022 | 13,154 | 8,185 | 62.2% |
| 2023 | 12,851 | 7,948 | 61.9% |
| 2024 | 12,843 | 7,726 | 60.2% |
| 2025 | 12,351 | 7,369 | 59.7% |



