Pine Springs Day School

Pine Springs Day School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Houck, Arizona. It reports enrollment of 28 students in kindergarten through 4. That puts enrollment 94% below the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.

Pine Springs Day School operates as its own local education agency.

By race and ethnicity, Pine Springs Day School is 100% Native American.

There are 2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Of all students at Pine Springs Day School, 89% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Apache County, the average eligibility rate is 98%.

For the population of Apache County, the median household earns about $41,438 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 25%. Pine Springs Day School shares Apache County with 66 other public schools.

The closest school to Pine Springs Day School is Wide Ruins Community School, located about 12.3 miles away.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment records show 73 in 2017-18 and 28 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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