Bouse Elementary School

Bouse Elementary School operates as an one-room-style K-5 school in Bouse, Arizona, run under Bouse Elementary District (4513). Current enrollment sits at 52 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 88% leaner than the state mean of about 451.

Bouse Elementary School sits inside Bouse Elementary District (4513), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Bouse Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 27% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for La Paz County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,478 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across La Paz County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,203 students), Bouse Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wallace Jr High School, around 23.1 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bouse Elementary School has grew 148%, going from 21 students in 2018 to 52 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 10% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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