East Arizona News

Chinle High School had the highest enrollment among Apache County schools, welcoming 920 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were American Indian or Alaskan Native, representing 99% of the Chinle High School total enrollment.

Among the 35 schools in Apache County, Window Rock High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 571 students, while Round Valley Elementary School welcomed 494 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.

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.

WalletHub claimed Arizona's school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors' credentials.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Chinle High School	Chinle	920
Window Rock High School	Fort Defiance	571
Round Valley Elementary School	Springerville	494
Chinle Elementary School	Chinle	462
Ganado High School	Ganado	449
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center	Fort Defiance	441
Round Valley Middle School	Springerville	428
Round Valley High School	Springerville	410
Chinle Junior High School	Chinle	410
Tsaile Elementary School	Chinle	390
Mesa View Elementary	Chinle	388
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	Fort Defiance	355
St. John's Middle School	Saint Johns	340
St. John's High School	St Johns	314
Many Farms Elementary School	Chinle	305
Ganado Middle School	Ganado	291
Canyon De Chelly Elementary School	Chinle	286
Coronado Elementary School	Saint Johns	286
Tsehootsooi Middle School	Fort Defiance	259
Sanders Elementary School	Sanders	245
Ganado Intermediate School	Ganado	207
Valley High School	Sanders	203
Concho Elementary School	Concho	183
Red Mesa High School	Teec Nos Pos	168
Sanders Middle School	Sanders	164
Red Mesa Elementary School	Teec Nos Pos	145
Mcnary Elementary School	Mcnary	128
Vernon Elementary School	Vernon	123
Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta	Window Rock	84
Red Mesa Junior High School	Teec Nos Pos	79
Round Rock Elementary School	Round Rock	69
Alpine Elementary School	Alpine	59
White Mountain Academy	Eagar	44
Red Valley Cove High School	Teec Nos Pos	19
St. John's Learning Center	Saint Johns	17