Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 59.7% of Higley Unified School District’s student body in 2024-25 school year

Higley Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Richards (2023)
Higley Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Richards (2023) - Higley Unified School District
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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.

Ethnicities in Higley Unified School District in 2024-25 School Year

White Enrollment Trends in Higley Unified School District, 2020-21—2024-25
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%


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