Tonto Basin Elementary

Set in Tonto Basin, Arizona, Tonto Basin Elementary is a tiny K-5 school, run under Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215). It instructs 79 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 82% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Tonto Basin Elementary sits inside Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Tonto Basin Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Tonto Basin Elementary has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gila County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,986, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gila County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,722 students), of which Tonto Basin Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Julia Randall Elementary School, roughly 25.1 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Tonto Basin Elementary's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 69 (now 79). The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.