Kayenta Unified School District

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Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 is a school district headquartered in Kayenta, Arizona, located within the Navajo Nation.

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It operates four schools, including Kayenta Early Childhood Education, Kayenta Elementary School (K–4), Kayenta Middle School (5–8), and Monument Valley High School (9–12). The elementary school is known under two names (the second being Debbie Braff Elementary School), [1] as is the middle school (which has the second name "Baker Middle School"). [2]

In addition to Kayenta, the district includes Chilchinbito, Oljato-Monument Valley, and Shonto. [3]

History

In 2013 the district leadership asked voters to approve an "override" of its budget. The measure succeeded, with 464 approving and 95 rejecting, a 83–17% basis. [4]

Previously Kayenta USD had a Kayenta Primary School and a Kayenta Intermediate School. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". Kayenta Elementary School. Retrieved 2023-03-17. [...]also known as Debbie Braff Elementary School
  2. ↑ "Home". Kayenta Middle School. Retrieved 2023-03-17. [...]also known as Baker Middle School
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navajo County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2/4. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ↑ Leiby, Mike (2013-11-10). "Show Low, Blue Ridge school overrides fail". White Mountain Independent . Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Our Schools in Kayenta USD". Kayenta Unified School District. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2023-03-17.


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