Quick Facts

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Quick Facts about Arizona

State Facts (2000)

Total State Population: 5,130,632
Persons under Age 18: 26.6%
Male: 49.9%
Female: 50.1%
Ethnicity

White, not of Hispanic origin: 63.8%
Black: 3.1%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 5.0%
Asian: 1.8%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic origin: 25.3%

Foreign born: 12.8%
Language other than English spoken in home: 25.9%
High school graduates: 81.0%
Bachelor’s or higher: 23.5%
Median Household Income (1999): $40,558
Per Capita Money Income (1999): $20,275
Persons below poverty (1999): 13.9%

(Source: U. S. Census)

Arizona School Enrollment

2005-2006 October 1st Enrollment for Public & Charter Schools

Public Schools: 920,917
Charter Schools: 83,092
Ethnicity

Asian: 25,130
Black: 51,600
Hispanic: 398,336
American Indian: 56,633
White: 472,310

(Source: Arizona Department of Education)

Dropout Rates for 2004-2005

Total: 4.9%
Ethnicity

White: 3.3%
Hispanic: 7.1%
Native American: 6.2%
African American: 5.5%
Asian American: 1.9%

(Source: Arizona Department of Education)

4-Year Graduation Rates for the Cohort Class of 2004

Total: 76.8%
Ethnicity

White: 84.3%
Hispanic: 66.6%
Native American: 63.2%
African American: 72.9%
Asian American: 87.1%

(Source: Arizona Department of Education)

School Facts

# of Regular Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in 2004: 298^a
# of Regular Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2004: 1786^a
# of Public Elementary and Secondary Charter Schools in 2005: 509^b
# of Private Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2002: 299^a
# of Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers in 2004: 47,507^a
# of Private Elementary and Secondary School Teachers in 2002: 3,458^a
# of National Board Certified Teachers as of 2004: 241^c
Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools that are Title I eligible in 2004: 57.0^d
Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Students Receiving English Language Learner (ELL) Services in 2004: 14.2^d
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2004: 21.3^a
Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Meals in 2004: 45.1^d
Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools in 2000: 24.5^a
Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools in 2000: 25.6^a

(Sources: a) U.S. Department of Education; b) Center for Education Reform; c)National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; d) Morgan Quinto Press using data from U.S. Department of Education)

Achievement Facts

Average Verbal SAT Score in 2005 (on a scale of 800): 526^a
Average Math SAT Score in 2005 (on a scale of 800): 530^a
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading in 2003: 23^b
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading in 2003: 25^b
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing in 2003: 15^b
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing in 2003: 20^b
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics in 2003: 25^b
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics in 2003: 21^b

(Sources: a) The College Board; b) U.S. Department of Education)

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