Parker Alternative School

Parker Alternative School is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in PARKER, Arizona, operated by Parker Unified School District (4510). The school works with 37 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Parker Alternative School sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Parker Alternative School is one of 6 schools operated by Parker Unified School District (4510), a district that hosts 1,707 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Parker Alternative School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Native American. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% multiracial.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (La Paz County) reports that median household earnings sit near $49,478, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, La Paz County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,203 students), of which Parker Alternative School is one.

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

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parker Alternative School has ticked up 12%, going from 33 students in 2018 to 37 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 36% to 11%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.