Mohave Today

There were 579 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Mohave County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.1% increase over from the 567 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Mohave County welcomed 23,451 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 2.5% of the student body making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 49 schools in Mohave County, Peach Springs School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 100 students, making up 98% of the school's total student body.

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.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School name	% of American Indian or Alaskan Native Students	Total Enrollment
Lake Havasu High School	1.2%	1,813
Lee Williams High School	2%	1,050
Kingman High School	4.6%	904
Thunderbolt Middle School	1.6%	852
Hualapai Elementary	2%	798
Manzanita Elementary	1.8%	791
Kingman Middle School	2.2%	735
Cerbat Elementary	1.9%	698
White Cliffs Middle School	2.1%	584
River Valley High School	5.1%	545
Desert Willow Elementary School	2.8%	466
Mohave Valley Junior High School	4.7%	448
Peach Springs School	98%	102
Valentine Elementary School	73.9%	92