Pima County

Pima County is a population-heavy Arizona county of about 1,060,490 residents, home to 398 public schools and roughly 140,692 students.

Zooming out, census numbers show median household income runs near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is around 10%. That income level is 9% meaningfully above the Arizona median.

On the level-by-level breakdown, Pima County consists of 210 elementary schools (70,204 students), 41 middle schools (17,291), 121 high schools (46,568), and 26 combined or other schools.

Tucson Unified District (4403) is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 40,316 students across Pima County.

Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Pima County has held roughly steady since SY 2017-18, moving from about 142,880 students to 140,692. Over that span, Pima County gained 7 schools, going from 316 to 323. Demographically, the White share of enrollment declined from 33% to 29%.

Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Pima County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.