Mcneal Elementary School

Mcneal Elementary School is a very small primary school in McNeal, Arizona, part of McNeal Elementary District (4181). The school serves 31 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

Mcneal Elementary School is a school of McNeal Elementary District (4181), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Mcneal Elementary School reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 6% Pacific Islander.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cochise County shows median household earnings sit near $59,742, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Cochise County's 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), Mcneal Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elfrida Elementary School, around 6.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mcneal Elementary School has shrank 40%, going from 52 students in 2018 to 31 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.