Joseph City High School

Set in Joseph City, Arizona, Joseph City High School is a tiny senior high, run under Joseph City Unified District (4388). It instructs 128 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 80% leaner than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Joseph City Unified District (4388) runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 415 students. Joseph City High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Joseph City High School shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Native American. By comparison, Navajo County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Navajo County put median household earnings sit near $54,606, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Navajo County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,662 students), of which Joseph City High School is one.

The closest other public school is Joseph City Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Joseph City High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 23%: 104 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.