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Kayenta, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 88/100 ranks Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) #3 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,507 per pupil, Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) ranks #71 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,643
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,507
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) operates 4 public schools serving 1,643 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Navajo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,507 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.6% local, 38.2% state, and 56.2% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs. The district's equity score is 88/100, ranked #3 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 214.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 93.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Monument Valley High School, with a diversity index of 12.9/100.
Its largest campus is Monument Valley High School, enrolling 618 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is K.U.S.D.#27 - a B C Preschool, at 53 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Monument Valley High School accounts for 37.6% of all Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) school enrollment ranges from 53 students (lowest) to 618 students (highest), a spread of 565 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) chronic absenteeism rate is 93.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)?
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,643 students.
How much does Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) spend per student?
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) spends $19,507 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #3 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)?
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) students are 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)?
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #3 out of 437 districts in Arizona.