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- ↑ Shaffer, Mark (1984-06-17). "Rural schools leaping at 4-day week". The Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. pp. B1, B10. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gila County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-01-30.
