SW Valley Times

There were 4,041 white students enrolled in Litchfield Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.8% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Litchfield Elementary District welcomed 10,855 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Litchfield Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Litchfield Park.

Among the 15 schools in Litchfield Elementary District, Belen Soto Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 477 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	10,527	4,163	39.5%
2022	10,877	4,288	39.4%
2023	10,855	4,041	37.2%