Mohave Today

The majority of students in Mohave County schools were White in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 23,545 students attending Mohave County schools, 62.5% were White. Latino students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.1% of Mohave County students.

In the previous school year, White students still were the most common group in Mohave County, representing 62.2% of the student body.

Yucca Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 46.8% of White students, 43.1% of Latino students, and 6.2% of Multi-racial or non-Hispanic students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 5.8% when compared to the previous year.

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.

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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Beaver Dam Elementary	Latino	63.9%	227
Beaver Dam High School	Latino	60.9%	156
Black Mountain Elementary School	White	64.9%	507
Bullhead City Middle School	Latino	50.9%	481
Camp Mohave Elementary School	White	58%	357
Cedar Hills School	White	58.7%	46
Cerbat Elementary	White	68.6%	653
Cottonwood Elementary	White	98.6%	350
CRUHSD Academy	Latino	44.6%	177
Desert Valley School	Latino	57.2%	495
Desert Willow Elementary School	White	59.1%	445
Diamondback Elementary School	White	49.6%	405
El Capitan Public School	White	96.8%	251
Fox Creek Junior High School	Latino	48.1%	563
Havasupai Elementary School	White	57%	358
Hualapai Elementary	White	65.3%	775
Jamaica Elementary School	White	75%	436
Kingman High School	White	59.2%	1,002
Kingman Middle School	White	62.1%	731
Lake Havasu High School	White	66.7%	1,766
Lee Williams High School	White	66.4%	1,036
Manzanita Elementary	White	63.1%	776
Mohave High School	White	49.8%	1,188
Mohave Valley Junior High School	White	54.2%	413
Mt. Tipton Elementary School	White	47.5%	160
Nautilus Elementary School	White	67.5%	406
Oro Grande Classical Academy	White	67.5%	332
Owens Elementary School	White	83.3%	18
Peach Springs School	American Indian or Alaskan Native	100%	100
River Valley High School	White	59%	503
Smoketree Elementary School	White	57.9%	617
Starline Elementary School	White	74.5%	584
Sunrise Elementary	White	46.8%	406
Thunderbolt Middle School	White	66.7%	862
Topock Elementary School	White	72%	132
Valentine Elementary School	American Indian or Alaskan Native	72.8%	92
White Cliffs Middle School	White	69.8%	597
Yucca Elementary School	White	76.3%	38