SE Valley Times

There were 648 African American students enrolled in Higley Unified School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Higley Unified School District welcomed 12,851 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 5% of the student body to be the fourth 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 14 schools in Higley Unified School District, Williams Field High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 164 students.

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 markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total African American Students	African American %
2021	12,670	566	4.5%
2022	13,154	639	4.9%
2023	12,851	648	5%