Grand Canyon Unified School District

Grand Canyon Unified School District
Location
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona United States
Coordinates	36.0524°N 112.1383°W / 36.0524; -112.1383
District information
Type	Public
Established	1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Superintendent	Matthew Yost
Students and staff
Enrollment	300
District mascot	Phantom
Other information
Website	www.grandcanyonschool.org

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

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coconino County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved June 14, 2023.
2. Grand Canyon School Governing Board Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
3. 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)

External links

• Official website