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Chinle Unified District

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Chinle Unified District is located in northeast Arizona. Chinle Unified District has 2,266.19 square miles of land area and 4.52 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Chinle Unified District population is 20,277. Chinle Unified District median household income is $27,838 in 2010-2014. Chinle Unified District median house value is $48,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Chinle Unified District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (96 out of 101, bottom 5%) Elementary/Middle School: (155 out of 167, bottom 7%)* Rank: #207
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	20,277 (2010-2014), rank #76
Population Growth	9.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8.93/sq mi, rank #130
Median Household Income:	$27,838 at 2010-2014—53.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #194
Median House Price:	$48,300 at 2010-2014—-26.60% increase since 2005-2009, rank #210
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	2,266.19 sq mi, rank #12
Water Area:	4.52 sq mi (0.20%), rank #23
State:	Arizona
County:	Apache County
City:	Tsaile, Ganado, Blue Gap, Keams Canyon, Nazlini, Saint Michaels, Fort Defiance, Navajo, Sawmill, Chinle, Kayenta, Many Farms, Pinon, Lukachukai, Round Rock, Sehili, Rough Rock, Del Muerto, Cottonwood CDP
Zip:	86556, 86505, 86520, 86034, 86540, 86511, 86504, 87328, 86503, 86033, 86538, 86510, 86507, 86547
Area:	Show Low, AZ;Gallup, NM

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Chinle Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

Navajo Rte 7 And State Hwy 191

Chinle AZ, 86503, Apache County

Phone: 928-674-9600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,551	3,586	3,663	3,786	3,811	3,726	3,806
English Language Learner Students:	357	356	214	232	520	760	923
Total Teachers:	212.00	209.00	221.25	216.75	226.50	241.60	248.80
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	12.00	13.00	11.00	11.00	14.00	16.00	17.00
Elementary:	112.66	112.00	121.59	125.94	129.53	139.90	138.80
Secondary:	86.34	83.00	87.66	78.81	81.97	84.70	92.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	287.50	298.50	254.50	259.00	281.00	286.00	336.00
Instructional Aides:	53.00	55.00	59.00	62.00	64.00	69.00	78.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	10.00	9.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.34	3.34	4.67	3.67	5.67	5.70	5.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.66	4.66	5.33	5.33	5.33	5.30	5.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	7.00	7.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
District Administrators:	9.00	11.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	18.00	23.00	2.00	2.00	6.00	4.00	5.00
School Administrators:	14.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	14.00	15.00	13.00
School Administrative Support:	16.00	15.00	10.00	12.00	13.00	8.00	38.00
Student Support Services:	49.50	52.50	35.50	35.50	40.50	37.50	48.50
Other Support Services:	116.00	118.00	114.00	114.50	121.50	125.50	127.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.75	17.16	16.56	17.47	16.83	15.42	15.30

Schools

Canyon De Chelly Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	Hwy 191, Chinle AZ 86503
Chinle Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	Hwy 191 And Navajo Route 7, Chinle AZ 86503
Chinle High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Us Hwy 191, Chinle AZ 86503
Chinle Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	Hwy 191 And I.R. 7, Chinle AZ 86503
Many Farms Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	Us Hwy 191, Many Farms AZ 86538
Mesa View Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	Hwy 191, Chinle AZ 86503
Tsaile Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	Navajoroute 12 And Jct. Hwy 64, Tsaile AZ 86556
Turquoise Dawn Alternative - Closed	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Hwy 191, Chinle AZ 86503

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	679	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467.59	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	673	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	677	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	674.92	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	670	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	675	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455.72	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	661	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	660	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458.57	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.41	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428.1	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	459
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	378
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.93	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452.64	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478.07	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.72	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.95	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475.97	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.56	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.75	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471.04	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.06	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504.09	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476.57	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.52	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498.95	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482.85	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,384,000	$9,114		$39,387,000	$10,403		$57,428,000	$15,069
Federal:	$10,098,000	$2,757	30.2%	$16,073,000	$4,245	40.8%	$34,569,000	$9,071	60.2%
State:	$19,945,000	$5,445	59.7%	$19,763,000	$5,220	50.2%	$18,828,000	$4,940	32.8%
Local:	$3,341,000	$912	10.0%	$3,551,000	$938	9.0%	$4,031,000	$1,058	7.0%
Total Expenditures:	$28,380,000	$7,748		$38,067,000	$10,055		$43,264,000	$11,352
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,888,000	$7,067		$26,782,000	$7,074		$37,778,000	$9,913
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,655,000	$2,909	41.2%	$12,337,000	$3,259	46.1%	$17,998,000	$4,723	47.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,030,000	$554	7.8%	$1,491,000	$394	5.6%	$4,748,000	$1,246	12.6%
Administration:	$2,164,000	$591	8.4%	$1,916,000	$506	7.2%	$3,067,000	$805	8.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,039,000	$3,014	42.6%	$11,038,000	$2,915	41.2%	$11,965,000	$3,140	31.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,136,000	$583		$11,285,000	$2,981		$5,486,000	$1,440
Construction:	$1,085,000	$296		$10,808,000	$2,855		$3,375,000	$886
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$356,000	$97		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$14,700,000	$4,013		$15,028,000	$3,969		$21,325,000	$5,596
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,949,000	$2,443	60.9%	$9,378,000	$2,477	62.4%	$13,006,000	$3,413	61.0%
Other Salary:	$5,751,000	$1,570	39.1%	$5,650,000	$1,492	37.6%	$8,319,000	$2,183	39.0%
Total Benefit:	$3,356,000	$916		$3,965,000	$1,047		$5,745,000	$1,507
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,482,000	$405	44.2%	$2,202,000	$582	55.5%	$3,303,000	$867	57.5%
Other Benefit:	$1,874,000	$512	55.8%	$1,763,000	$466	44.5%	$2,442,000	$641	42.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.8%	51.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.2%	49.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.9%	19.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	33.3%	30.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.3%	28.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.7%	17.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.8%	4.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,893.0	$41,587.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,534.0	$32,421.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,651.0	$38,705.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$48,188.0	$45,596.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,998.0	$49,081.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,011.0	$48,471.0

* Chinle Unified District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.