Global InformationChinle Unified School District information
Chinle Unified School District No. 24 (CUSD) is a public unified school district headquartered in Chinle, a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States.[1] It is managed by a five-member elected school board, each of whom is Navajo, and operates by state rules. As of 2020, nearly all of the district's 3600 students are Navajo.[2]
CUSD serves several unincorporated areas in Apache County, including Chinle, Cottonwood, Del Muerto, Lukachukai, Many Farms, Nazlini, Rough Rock, Sehili, Tsaile, and small portions of Round Rock and Sawmill.[3]
The district has an area of 4,200 square miles (11,000 km2). Its buses travel 6000 miles per day to transport students to and from the schools.[2][4] It is within the Navajo Nation.
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "About Us". Chinle Unified School District #24. 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Apache County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/4). Retrieved 2023-03-27. - Also see the 2010 U.S. Census maps. Index map, and Chinle USD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.
- ^ Cano, Ricardo (2016-09-14). "Rural Arizona school district: 'Buses weren't made to run on these roads'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2021-07-15.