Mt. Turnbull Elementary School

Mt. Turnbull Elementary School is a K-5 school of rural-scale scale in Bylas, Arizona, one of the schools within Fort Thomas Unified District (4221), educateing 115 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Fort Thomas Unified District (4221) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 638 students. Mt. Turnbull Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mt. Turnbull Elementary School lists that 95% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Mt. Turnbull Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Graham County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,325, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Mt. Turnbull Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Graham County (combined enrollment of about 6,927 students).

The closest other public school is Mt. Turnbull Academy, roughly 3.4 miles away.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mt. Turnbull Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 115). Class-load math has tightened: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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