There were 4,885 white students enrolled in Kyrene Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 6.8% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Kyrene Elementary District welcomed 13,247 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 36.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Kyrene Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Tempe.
Among the 25 schools in Kyrene Elementary District, Kyrene Altadena Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 461 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 | 15,526 | 6,458 | 41.6% |
| 2022 | 15,112 | 6,063 | 40.1% |
| 2023 | 14,366 | 5,679 | 39.5% |
| 2024 | 13,759 | 5,241 | 38.1% |
| 2025 | 13,247 | 4,885 | 36.9% |
