Kayenta Unified School District

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

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]

References

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