There were 6,642 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Apache County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 1.2% decrease from the 6,724 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Apache County enrolled 9,067 students at the time. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 73.3% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 37 schools in Apache County, Chinle High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2025-26 school year, with 950 students making up 99.2% of the school’s total enrollment.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chinle High School | 99.2% | 958 |
| Window Rock High School | 98.1% | 577 |
| Chinle Elementary School | 98.4% | 501 |
| Round Valley High School | 2.9% | 412 |
| Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center | 99.5% | 395 |
| Ganado High School | 95.1% | 384 |
| Chinle Junior High School | 98.9% | 350 |
| Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center | 96% | 348 |
| St. Johns Middle School | 6.1% | 329 |
| St. Johns High School | 8.8% | 306 |
| Tsaile Elementary School | 100% | 296 |
| Sanders Elementary School | 88.5% | 286 |
| Tsehootsooi Middle School | 98.6% | 284 |
| Mesa View Elementary School | 98.9% | 267 |
| Canyon De Chelly Elementary School | 99.2% | 258 |
| Round Valley Elementary School | 4.4% | 248 |
| Round Valley Middle School | 3.3% | 244 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 2.7% | 224 |
| Valley High School | 91.4% | 222 |
| Ganado Middle School | 94.1% | 221 |
| Many Farms Elementary School | 99.5% | 216 |
| Ganado Intermediate School | 91% | 188 |
| McNary Elementary School | 91.6% | 167 |
| Ganado Primary School | 96.3% | 161 |
| Sanders Middle School | 90.2% | 153 |
| Red Mesa High School | 97.8% | 137 |
| Vernon Elementary School | 6.5% | 123 |
| Red Mesa Elementary School | 95.7% | 117 |
| Tsehootsooi Dine Bi’Olta | 100% | 69 |
| Round Rock Elementary School | 100% | 62 |
| Red Mesa Junior High School | 95.2% | 62 |
| Alpine Elementary School | 5.9% | 51 |
| Integrated Preschool | 92.7% | 41 |
| Red Valley/Cove High School | 100% | 13 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
