SE Valley Times

There were 7,948 white students enrolled in Higley Unified School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less 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, white students comprised 61.8% 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 14 schools in Higley Unified School District, Higley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,414 students.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

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 White Students	White %
2021	12,670	7,893	62.3%
2022	13,154	8,185	62.2%
2023	12,851	7,948	61.8%