There were 105 white students enrolled in Palo Verde Elementary District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 18% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Palo Verde Elementary District welcomed 477 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 22% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
Palo Verde Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Palo Verde.
Palo Verde Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 105 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.
Racial and ethnic enrollment data may be incomplete or suppressed due to unavailable or unreported figures for some student groups.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 412 | 109 | 26.5% |
| 2022 | 448 | 140 | 31.3% |
| 2023 | 446 | 125 | 28% |
| 2024 | 480 | 128 | 26.7% |
| 2025 | 477 | 105 | 22% |
