Kayenta Community School

Set in Kayenta, Arizona, Kayenta Community School is a close-knit K-5 school, run under Kayenta Community School. It hosts 305 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 451.

Kayenta Community School is the operating authority for Kayenta Community School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kayenta Community School reports that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Kayenta Community School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Kayenta Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Navajo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,606 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Kayenta Community School is one of 98 public schools in Navajo County (combined enrollment of about 19,662 students).

Nearest neighbor: Baker Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kayenta Community School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 305).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.