There were 71 American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled in Buckeye Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 24.6% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Buckeye Elementary District welcomed 6,172 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaska Native students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.
Buckeye Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Buckeye.
Buckeye Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian or Alaska Native students, welcoming 16 in the 2024-25 school year.
Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total American Indian or Alaska Native Students | American Indian or Alaska Native % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,267 | 53 | 1% |
| 2022 | 5,682 | 60 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,708 | 56 | 1% |
| 2024 | 5,790 | 57 | 1% |
| 2025 | 6,172 | 71 | 1.2% |
