Dzil Libei Elementary School

Dzil Libei Elementary School, a very small elementary campus in Tuba City, Arizona, operated by Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197), educates 14 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Dzil Libei Elementary School sits 97% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) (1,381 students total), Dzil Libei Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dzil Libei Elementary School records that 93% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Dzil Libei Elementary School records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Coconino County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,966 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Coconino County runs 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,262 students), of which Dzil Libei Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Moencopi Day School, around 23.4 miles off.

Dzil Libei Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 80%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 2.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.