Whiteriver Unified School District

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Whiteriver Unified School District is a school district in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

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The district serves parts of Navajo County, including the communities of Cibecue, East Fork, and Whiteriver.

Service area

Young Elementary School District included sections of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. In 1984 the Young district contracted with Whiteriver USD to educate the Fort Apache students, numbering about 200, due to roads being inaccessible between Fort Apache and Young. [1] As of 2020 these parts of the reservation are now directly in Whiteriver USD. [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gila County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-01-30.