East Arizona News

There were 7,642 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Navajo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.5% decrease from the 7,680 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Navajo County welcomed 16,973 students at the time. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 45% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Navajo County, Alchesay High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 804 students, making up 98.5% 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.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo 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.

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

School name	% of American Indian or Alaskan Native Students	Total Enrollment
Snowflake High School	4%	922
Show Low High School	4.2%	829
Alchesay High School	98.5%	816
Blue Ridge Elementary School	16.5%	812
Holbrook High School	64.8%	671
Winslow High School	50.6%	670
Monument Valley High School	95.4%	669
Blue Ridge High School	22.8%	637
Show Low Junior High School	5.1%	570
Highland Primary School	2.2%	500
Kayenta Elementary School	95.2%	461
Snowflake Junior High School	4%	452
Kayenta Middle School	95.1%	445
Pinon Elementary School	97.5%	445
Seven Mile School	96.3%	437
Snowflake Intermediate School	5.2%	421
Canyon Day Junior High School	97.4%	418
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	6.4%	408
Whiteriver Elementary	98.2%	396
Jefferson Elementary School	30.5%	390
Hulet Elementary School	32%	359
Indian Wells Elementary	88.1%	345
Holbrook Junior High School	56.2%	313
Taylor Elementary School	4.9%	288
Cradleboard School	97%	267
Pinon Accelerated Middle School	97.4%	266
Bonnie Brennan School	39.5%	253
Washington School	39.2%	250
Blue Ridge Junior High School	19%	232
Joseph City Elementary School	10.2%	205
Joseph City High School	15.9%	126
Jeddito School	96.6%	119
Joseph City Junior High School	18.9%	111
Shonto Preparatory Technology High School	100%	59