Willow Creek Charter School

Located at 2100 WILLOW CREEK RD, in PRESCOTT, Arizona, Willow Creek Charter School is a micro-enrollment elementary school that works with 71 students (grades K through 8), operated by Painted Pony Ranch Charter School (10967). Enrollment runs roughly 84% smaller than the state mean of about 451.

Willow Creek Charter School is a school of Painted Pony Ranch Charter School (10967), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Willow Creek Charter School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Willow Creek Charter School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Willow Creek Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Yavapai County shows median household income runs about $69,613, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Willow Creek Charter School is one of 107 public schools in Yavapai County (combined enrollment of about 23,538 students).

Mountain Oak Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Willow Creek Charter School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Willow Creek Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 96 students in 2018 compared to 71 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 70% across the same window.

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