Chinle Unified School District
Chinle Unified School District No. 24 (CUSD) is a school district headquartered in Chinle, a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[1]
CUSD serves several unincorporated areas in Apache County, including Chinle, Del Muerto, Lukachukai, Many Farms, Nazlini, Rough Rock, Sehili, Tsaile, and small portions of Round Rock and Sawmill.[2]
The areas the school serves are within the Navajo Nation.
History
In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.[3]
Chinle Unified School District celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. A district orientation at the Wildcat Den on July 25, 2008 celebrated this milestone event.
Demographics
As of 2020 the district had about 3,600 students, with about 99% of them being Navajo people, a.k.a. Diné.[4] In 1998 there were more than 4,500 students, with 95% of them being Navajo.[5]
Schools
- K-8 schools
- Many Farms Public School
- Tsaile Public School - In proximity to Diné College[6]
- Junior high schools
- Chinle Junior High School
- Primary schools (K-6)
- Mesa View Elementary School
- Chinle Elementary School
- Canyon De Chelly Elementary School
- Canyon De Chelly Elementary School serves approximately 600 students in Chinle. The community of Chinle is located next to the Canyon De Chelly National Monument. The school is approximately 97% Navajo, and it is located in the heart of the Navajo Nation.
H1B
- Chinle Unified School District sponsors h1b for teachers.[7]
Former schools
The following left when the Red Mesa Unified School District formed:[3]
- Red Mesa Elementary School
- Red Mesa Junior High School
- Red Mesa High School
References
- "Contacts". Chinle Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
Express Carrier Address: Chinle Unified School District #24 Personnel Department US 191 & Navajo Route #7 Chinle, Arizona 86503
- "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-04-08. - Chinle USD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.
- "History of Red Mesa Schools" (). Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.
- "About Our Schools". Chinle Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- "Home". Chinle Unified School District. 1998-12-12. Archived from the original on 1998-12-12. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- "Tsaile Campus Area Map" (Archive). Diné College. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
- Chinle Unified School District h1b data