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Sanders Unified School District, Arizona

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 659 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Sanders Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Apache County). During the 2024 school year, 659 students attended one of the district's four 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 Sanders Unified School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marlene Apachee
Lomardo Aseret
Arnold Goodluck
Daisy Slim
Jackie Yazzie Jr.

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: $8,533,000 $13,312 62%
Local: $558,000 $871 4%
State: $4,790,000 $7,473 34%
Total: $13,881,000 $21,655
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,552,000 $22,387
Total Current Expenditures: $12,848,000 $19,766
Instructional Expenditures: $5,080,000 $7,815 35%
Student and Staff Support: $1,872,000 $2,880 13%
Administration: $1,999,000 $3,075 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,897,000 $5,995 27%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,704,000 $2,621
Construction: $260,000 $400
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
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 10 PS <50 9 <50
2020-2021 3 PS PS <50 <=5 PS PS
2018-2019 13 <50 11 <50 PS
2017-2018 10 <50 8 <50 PS
2016-2017 10 <50 9 PS
2015-2016 6 <50 5 PS
2014-2015 10 PS >=50 9 <50
2013-2014 29 PS 29 PS
2012-2013 33 PS 33 PS
2011-2012 38 PS 37 PS
2010-2011 34 PS PS 33 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 17 PS <50 16 <50
2020-2021 9 PS PS <50 6-9 PS PS
2018-2019 15 <50 13 >=50 PS
2017-2018 11 <50 10 <50 PS
2016-2017 12 <50 11 PS
2015-2016 7 <50 6 PS
2014-2015 6 PS <50 5 <50
2013-2014 50 PS 49 PS
2012-2013 46 PS 46 PS
2011-2012 54 PS 54 PS
2010-2011 50 PS PS 50 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 80-84 PS 80-89 PS
2020-2021 70-79 PS 70-79 PS PS
2019-2020 60-69 PS 60-69 PS
2018-2019 70-79 PS 70-79
2017-2018 50-59 PS 50-59 PS
2016-2017 70-74 PS 70-74
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89 PS
2014-2015 75-79 PS 75-79
2013-2014 70-74 PS 70-74
2012-2013 60-64 PS 60-64 PS
2011-2012 65-69 PS 70-74 PS
2010-2011 60-64 60-64


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 659 6.5
2022-2023 616 -5.5
2021-2022 650 -0.5
2020-2021 653 -9.2
2019-2020 713 -0.8
2018-2019 719 0.4
2017-2018 716 1.5
2016-2017 705 -7.9
2015-2016 761 0.8
2014-2015 755 -7.0
2013-2014 808 1.6
2012-2013 795 -11.1
2011-2012 883 -9.7
2010-2011 969 -8.3
2009-2010 1,049 0.5
2008-2009 1,044 -5.3
2007-2008 1,099 2.2
2006-2007 1,075 -3.7
2005-2006 1,115 -0.1
2004-2005 1,116 1.0
2003-2004 1,105 -12.3
2002-2003 1,241 6.2
2001-2002 1,164 -3.3
2000-2001 1,202 1.0
1999-2000 1,190 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sanders Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 90.7 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 3.2
Black 0.2 5.8
Hispanic 4.4 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 3.2 4.3
White 0.3 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 Sanders Unified School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lichii Deezh Ahi Learning Academy0KG-12
Sanders Elementary School282PK-7
Sanders Middle School1666-8
Valley High School2119-12

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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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