Wickenburg Unified School District | |
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Address | |
101 Coconino Street Wickenburg , Arizona, 85390United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | PreK–12 [1] |
NCES District ID | 0409190 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 1,201 [1] |
Teachers | 73.15 [1] |
Staff | 80.45 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 16.42 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in Wickenburg, Arizona.
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In 1997 the question of whether the Wickenburg district and the Congress Elementary School District should merge was put on the ballot in both districts. [2] Wickenburg USD residents voted in favor. [3]
In 2020 Barbara Remondini became the superintendent. [4]
On June 30, 2021, the Walnut Grove Elementary School District was disestablished due to insufficient numbers of students, so the southern portion was given to Wickenburg Unified. As of 2021 [update] no K-12 students lived in that section, and most of it was owned by the State of Arizona or the federal Bureau of Land Management. [5]
It includes sections of Maricopa, [6] and Yavapai counties, [7] totaling 916 square miles (2,370 km2). Additionally, in 2021 the district had some students from La Paz County. [8]
Within Maricopa County, it includes that county's portion of Wickenburg and sections of Buckeye and Surprise. [6] Within Yavapai County it includes that county's portion of Wickenburg and that county's section of Peoria. [7]
In addition, Congress Elementary School District sends high school students to Wickenburg High. [9] Previously students from the Yarnell Elementary School District (model Creek School) could select Wickenburg High as an option for high school, but in order to reduce taxes, the Yarnell Elementary district board removed the Wickenburg option in November 2018. [10] Prior to 2001, when the Congress K-8 school opened, all levels of students in the Congress district went to Wickenburg schools. [11]
Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. The county seat is Phoenix, the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States.
Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott.
Peoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a portion of it in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Peoria was 190,985, up from 154,065 in 2010. It is the sixth-largest city in Arizona in land area and the ninth-largest in population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Miami-Illinois word for "prairie fire". It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share the Peoria Sports Complex.
Congress is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Once a gold-mining center for the Congress Mine and then a ghost town, Congress now serves as a retirement and bedroom community for nearby Wickenburg. The population was 1,811 at the 2020 census.
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Wickenburg High School is a high school in Wickenburg, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Wickenburg Unified School District. It is double-listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona. The original Colonial Revival high school and annex were completed in 1925 and 1935, respectively. In 1934, the Works Progress Administration-built gymnasium was completed in a Moderne style. It is the town's only WPA building and the larger of two cast-in-place concrete structures in the town; it also is separately listed. The two buildings were put on the NRHP at the same time. In 1999, the high school moved to a new building.
The Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district serving Prescott, Arizona. It operates four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The superintendent is Joe Howard.
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Walnut Grove Elementary School District #7 was a school district in Yavapai County, Arizona. It operated a school in the Walnut Grove area, then became a sending school district.
Kirkland Elementary School District #23 is a school district based in Kirkland, Arizona, consisting of a single K-8 school.
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Congress Elementary School District is a K-8 school district headquartered in Congress, Arizona. It operates Congress Elementary School.