Chinle High School had the highest enrollment among Apache County schools, welcoming 956 students during the 2024-25 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 54.7% were boys, and 45.3% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Indian, accounting for 99.1% of Chinle High School’s total enrollment.
Among the 37 schools in Apache County, Window Rock High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 547 students, while Round Valley Elementary School welcomed 536 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Chinle High School is part of Chinle Unified District, which roughly covers schools within Apache County and has a main office in Chinle.
In the previous school year, Chinle High School also had the highest number of students among Apache County schools.
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.
| School name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Chinle High School | Chinle | 956 |
| Window Rock High School | Fort Defiance | 547 |
| Round Valley Elementary School | Eagar | 536 |
| Chinle Elementary School | Chinle | 488 |
| Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center | Fort Defiance | 429 |
| Ganado High School | Ganado | 390 |
| Round Valley High School | Eagar | 385 |
| Chinle Junior High School | Chinle | 373 |
| Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center | Fort Defiance | 338 |
| Tsaile Elementary School | Tsaile | 312 |
| St. Johns Middle School | St. Johns | 311 |
| St. Johns High School | St. Johns | 293 |
| Mesa View Elementary School | Chinle | 288 |
| Tsehootsooi Middle School | Fort Defiance | 284 |
| Round Valley Middle School | Eagar | 269 |
| Sanders Elementary School | Sanders | 266 |
| Canyon De Chelly Elementary School | Chinle | 252 |
| Coronado Elementary School | St. Johns | 247 |
| Many Farms Elementary School | Many Farms | 239 |
| Ganado Middle School | Ganado | 232 |
| Ganado Intermediate School | Ganado | 193 |
| Valley High School | Sanders | 193 |
| McNary Elementary School | Mcnary | 183 |
| Sanders Middle School | Sanders | 164 |
| Ganado Primary School | Ganado | 162 |
| Red Mesa High School | Teec Nos Pos | 140 |
| Vernon Elementary School | Vernon | 136 |
| Concho Elementary School | Concho | 129 |
| Red Mesa Elementary School | Teec Nos Pos | 124 |
| Red Mesa Junior High School | Teec Nos Pos | 75 |
| Round Rock Elementary School | Round Rock | 71 |
| Tsehootsooi Dine Bi’Olta | Window Rock | 64 |
| Alpine Elementary School | Alpine | 56 |
| Round Valley AOI | Eagar | 46 |
| Integrated Preschool | Fort Defiance | 39 |
| Red Valley/Cove High School | Teec Nos Pos | 17 |
| St. Johns Learning Center | St. Johns | 15 |
Information in this story was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
