Enrollment Analysis: American Indian or Alaskan Native students comprised 72.6% of Apache County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org

By East Arizona News

Jul 9, 2024

There were 7,221 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Apache County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.5% increase over from the 7,111 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Apache County welcomed 9,949 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 72.6% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 35 schools in Apache County, Chinle High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 911 students, making up 99% of the school's total student body.

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.

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

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicities in Apache County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Apache County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of American Indian or Alaskan Native Students	Total Enrollment
Chinle High School	99%	920
Window Rock High School	98.8%	571
Round Valley Elementary School	4.3%	494
Chinle Elementary School	99.1%	462
Ganado High School	96.2%	449
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center	98%	441
Round Valley Middle School	4.4%	428
Round Valley High School	3.4%	410
Chinle Junior High School	99.5%	410
Tsaile Elementary School	99.5%	390
Mesa View Elementary	97.9%	388
St. John's Middle School	7.9%	340
St. John's High School	8.9%	314
Many Farms Elementary School	99.7%	305
Ganado Middle School	91.8%	291
Canyon De Chelly Elementary School	99.3%	286
Coronado Elementary School	4.9%	286
Tsehootsooi Middle School	99.6%	259
Sanders Elementary School	90.6%	245
Ganado Intermediate School	93.7%	207
Valley High School	96.1%	203
Red Mesa High School	98.8%	168
Sanders Middle School	93.3%	164
Red Mesa Elementary School	93.1%	145
Red Mesa Junior High School	98.7%	79