Canyon Day Junior High School

Canyon Day Junior High School is one of the intimate middle schools in Whiteriver, Arizona, overseen by Whiteriver Unified District (4394), with 387 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Canyon Day Junior High School sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Whiteriver Unified District (4394), which oversees 5 schools and 2,231 students, Canyon Day Junior High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Canyon Day Junior High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (98%).

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Canyon Day Junior High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Gila County put median household income runs about $61,986, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Gila County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,722 students), of which Canyon Day Junior High School is one.

Theodore Roosevelt School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Canyon Day Junior High School's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 387). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.