Wide Ruins Community School

Set in Chambers, Arizona, Wide Ruins Community School is a minimally staffed elementary campus, part of Wide Ruins Community School. It caters to 58 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 87% smaller than typical.

Wide Ruins Community School sits inside Wide Ruins Community School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wide Ruins Community School shows that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Apache County reports that median household earnings sit near $41,438, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wide Ruins Community School is one of 67 public schools in Apache County (combined enrollment of about 11,525 students).

Pine Springs Day School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 12.3 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 62%: 153 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025.

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