The Grand Canyon Unified School District #4 is a school district located in Grand Canyon Village in unincorporated Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
It includes almost all of the Grand Canyon Village census-designated place, almost all of Tusayan, and a section of Valle.[1]
Overview
The district operates under the leadership of superintendent, Matthew Yost and interim principal, Lori Rommel and five school board members.[2]
Students in grades K-12 attend school on a campus with six buildings. The school has a four-day week; elementary students K-5 attend from 7:50 to 3:50 while grades 6-12 attend from 7:50-4:02.
Schools
- Grand Canyon Elementary School (grades K-8; 223 students)
- Grand Canyon High School (grades 9–12; 80 students)
History
On July 10, 1911, the first school in the Grand Canyon opened. In 1916, the first county-funded schoolhouse was built, which still exists. Four years later, a parent-teacher association was formed.[3]
References
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coconino County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Grand Canyon School Governing Board Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Grand Canyon Pioneers Society Newsletter Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, History of the Grand Canyon School, by Hubert Lauzon, November 1992 (Retrieved August 5, 2006)