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Yarnell Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Peeples Valley and Yarnell.

Peeples Valley’s Schools page →

Students
42
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,050
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
2:1
The gist

What stands out about Yarnell Elementary District

  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 168% more per student than the AZ average
  • 2 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.5% since 2020–21

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Peeples Valley. Grade by grade →

PK–8Yarnell Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency21–39%
State average 34.8% · 27 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts21–39%
State average 40.4% · 27 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$33,050 per student · 168% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 32%Support & administration 63%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 64%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
37’20
37’21
33’22
40’23
42’24

Up 13.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Hispanic 26%Black 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Yarnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peeples Valley
B
42 students2:1

Towns served

Peeples Valley 746Yarnell 638

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute).