📍 1100 S 10th Ave, Safford, Graham County, 85546
Lafe Nelson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Safford, Graham County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Safford Unified District (4218) school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
Lafe Nelson School enrolls 455 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 57% |
| White | 176 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 455 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafe Nelson School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-60.
Lafe Nelson School is one of 7 schools in Safford Unified District (4218), based in SAFFORD, Arizona. The district serves 2,874 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Lafe Nelson School is close to the district average of about 411 students per school.