📍 1 North 1st Avenue, Whiteriver, Navajo County, 85941
Whiteriver Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiteriver, Navajo County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whiteriver Unified District (4394) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Whiteriver Elementary enrolls 397 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% American Indian or Alaska Native, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 390 | 98% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 397 students (87%) 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.
Whiteriver Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20.
Whiteriver Elementary is one of 5 schools in Whiteriver Unified District (4394), based in Whiteriver, Arizona. The district serves 2,231 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Whiteriver Elementary is close to the district average of about 446 students per school.
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