Yarnell Elementary School District

Yarnell Elementary School District (YESD) is a school district headquartered in Peeples Valley, Arizona. It has one school, Model Creek School.

Yarnell Elementary School District
Address
18912 Hays Ranch Road
Peeples Valley
, Arizona, 86332
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8[1]
NCES District ID0409510[1]
Students and staff
Students37[1]
Teachers4.3[1]
Staff9.48[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.6[1]
Other information
Websitewww.modelcreekschool.org

The school district area includes Peeples Valley and a section of Yarnell.[2]

The school has a combined principal and superintendent.[3]

After the 8th grade, students move on to Prescott High School of the Prescott Unified School District. Previously students could choose between that school and Wickenburg High School of the Wickenburg Unified School District, but in order to reduce taxes, the district board removed the Wickenburg option in November 2018.[4]

History

For a period of time the Peeples Valley School District sent students to the Yarnell district, as the former did not operate any schools. On July 1, 1980, the Yarnell district absorbed the Peeples Valley district.[5]

Prior to the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013, the school had around 50 students. The student population fell to around 32 because the fire had damaged housing. This meant that the school's funding was halved.[3]

In 2014 its enrollment was 30,[6] and its budget was negative $150,000. In 2014 the board of directors agreed to keep the school in operation.[7]

Programs

It participates in a track meet intended for low population schools in the area. The track meet, which Hillside Elementary School District, Kirkland Elementary School District, and Skull Valley Elementary School District also participate in, began in 1957.[8]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Yarnell Elementary District (4485)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. "Vote may decide fate of lone Yarnell school". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 2014-07-03. p. A5. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
  4. "High School Tuition and Transportation per Student". Yarnell Elementary School District. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. "Yarnell schools annex Peeples Valley district". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 1979-12-05. p. B7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. Jones, Jennifer (2014-07-22). "Yarnell elementary school struggles after wildfire". Arizona Family CBS 5. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  7. "Yarnell elementary school struggles after fire". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. Associated Press. 2014-07-23. p. A2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. "Communities gather at Skull Valley for annual small schools track meet". The Daily Courier. Prescott, Arizona. 2010-05-06.
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