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Red Mesa Unified School District, Arizona

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 464 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Red Mesa Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Apache County). During the 2024 school year, 464 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Red Mesa Unified School District consists of five members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Clarence Begay
Ronald Benally
Dave Goldtooth
Martha Saggboy
Perry Tso

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,133,000 $15,851 60%
Local: $485,000 $1,078 4%
State: $4,272,000 $9,493 36%
Total: $11,890,000 $26,422
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,294,000 $29,476
Total Current Expenditures: $11,374,000 $25,219
Instructional Expenditures: $4,247,000 $9,416 32%
Student and Staff Support: $1,343,000 $2,977 10%
Administration: $1,883,000 $4,175 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,901,000 $8,649 29%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,916,000 $4,248
Construction: $825,000 $1,829
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 17 PS PS 15-19 PS
2020-2021 <=10 <=20 PS
2018-2019 19 PS 15-19 PS
2017-2018 20 PS 15-19
2016-2017 9 PS 6-9 PS
2015-2016 8 8
2014-2015 16 16 PS
2013-2014 35 35 PS
2012-2013 34 34 >=50
2011-2012 40 40-44 PS
2010-2011 35 PS 35 PS

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 19 PS PS 15-19 PS
2020-2021 <=10 <=10 PS
2018-2019 15 PS 15-19 PS
2017-2018 15 PS 10-14
2016-2017 13 PS 10-14 PS
2015-2016 9 9
2014-2015 14 PS 13 PS
2013-2014 58 58 PS
2012-2013 54 53 >=50
2011-2012 47 45-49 PS
2010-2011 54 PS 55 PS

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 70-79 PS 70-79
2020-2021 60-69 60-69
2019-2020 80-89 80-89
2018-2019 80-89 80-89
2017-2018 60-69 PS 60-69 PS
2016-2017 70-79 70-79 PS
2015-2016 75-79 75-79
2014-2015 70-74 65-69 PS
2013-2014 50-54 50-54
2012-2013 60-64 60-64 PS
2011-2012 55-59 55-59
2010-2011 70-74 70-74


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 464 -3.7
2022-2023 481 6.2
2021-2022 451 6.2
2020-2021 423 -2.4
2019-2020 433 -9.7
2018-2019 475 -1.7
2017-2018 483 -14.1
2016-2017 551 -15.6
2015-2016 637 -14.0
2014-2015 726 7.0
2013-2014 675 -7.9
2012-2013 728 -30.4
2011-2012 949 -6.6
2010-2011 1,012 -5.9
2009-2010 1,072 9.2
2008-2009 973 -1.0
2007-2008 983 -2.2
2006-2007 1,005 1.2
2005-2006 993 4.0
2004-2005 953 -1.2
2003-2004 964 0.2
2002-2003 962 6.5
2001-2002 899 4.7
2000-2001 857 5.0
1999-2000 814 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Red Mesa Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 98.1 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 3.2
Black 0.4 5.8
Hispanic 0.7 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 0.0 4.3
White 0.0 33.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

This district reported no teachers, administrators, or other staff for the 2023-2024 school year.


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Red Mesa Unified School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Red Mesa Elementary School131PK-8
Red Mesa High School1719-12
Red Mesa Junior High School796-8
Red Valley/Cove High School139-12
Round Rock Elementary School70PK-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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