Can I use Mohave County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Mohave County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Mohave County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Mohave County?

Start with the 71 listed public schools and 24 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Mohave County Schools & Education

Name: Mohave County, Arizona Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Mohave County, Arizona

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

7/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

80.4%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

80.4%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 81.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,348

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,607

School Score

7/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 14/100

State Score Position

#12

of 15 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Mohave County

Measured School Summary

Mohave County faces educational challenges with a school score of 7/100 and a graduation rate of 80.4%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,348 per pupil, Mohave County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 49% below the Arizona average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Mohave County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

71 public schools and 24 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

7/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #12 of 15 Arizona counties with school score data.

Completion

80.4%

0.6 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,348

$259 below the state average

School coverage

24 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Mohave County has 71 public schools across 24 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Mohave County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Choice-program county

Mohave County has a visible charter, magnet, or virtual-school layer in NCES records. The practical question is eligibility, lottery timing, and transportation, not just whether a school appears nearby.

State position

#12

of 15 Arizona counties with school score data. The county score is 7 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 99% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

Elementary to high school visible

7,178 students

Elementary 8Middle 3High 3Other 0

14 listed schools in this county slice.

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Elementary to high school visible

5,478 students

Elementary 6Middle 1High 2Other 0

9 listed schools in this county slice.

Bullhead City School District (4378)

Elementary and middle visible

2,324 students

Elementary 4Middle 2High 0Other 0

6 listed schools in this county slice.

Colorado River Union High School District (4381)

High school only in this slice

1,906 students

Elementary 0Middle 0High 3Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Kingman Unified School District (79598) is the largest listed district slice, with 14 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Mohave County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Mohave County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Which schools are missing enrollment or ratio fields, and does the district publish a newer local profile than the NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data?

Data Story

Mohave County Education Spending Totals Less Than Half National Average

Education data brief for Mohave County, Arizona.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Per-pupil spending

Public schools in Mohave County report a per-pupil expenditure of $5,348, a figure that is significantly lower than the national average of approximately $13,000 and trails the Arizona state average of $5,607. The county’s public education system includes 71 schools serving 24,019 students, with approximately 21.1% of these institutions operating as charter schools. The Kingman Unified School District stands as the largest in the county, managing 14 schools with a total enrollment of 7,178 students. Other primary data points show a graduation rate of 80.4%, which is nearly aligned with the state average of 81% but remains below the national benchmark of 87%. The county’s composite school score of 7.1 is roughly half the state average of 14.0 and well below the national median of 50.0. These figures are distributed across a mix of locales, with 35 schools in towns and 22 in rural areas. Consult the NCES Common Core of Data for detailed school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Mohave County

Reported Enrollment

24,019

70 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

21% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary37

Middle8

High25

Other1

24 School Districts in Mohave County

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Bullhead City School District (4378)

6 schools

2,324 students

Colorado River Union High School District (4381)

3 schools

1,906 students

Kingman Academy Of Learning (4383)

4 schools

1,349 students

Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)

4 schools

1,201 students

Colorado City Unified District (4370)

2 schools

623 students

Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc. (85516)

2 schools

541 students

Masada Charter School Inc. (79499)

1 school

508 students

Mohave Accelerated Learning Center (79498)

1 school

507 students

71 Public Schools in Mohave County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 3 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Mohave County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Lake Havasu High School	Profile	Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)	Lake Havasu City, 86403City: Small	9–12	High	1,813
Mohave High School	Profile	Colorado River Union High School District (4381)	BULLHEAD CITY, 86442Town: Remote	9–12	High	1,175
Lee Williams High School	Profile	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86401Town: Remote	9–12	High	1,052
Kingman High School	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86409Town: Remote	9–12	High	905
Thunderbolt Middle School	Record	Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)	Lake Havasu City, 86406City: Small	7–8	Middle	851
Hualapai Elementary	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86401Town: Remote	KG–5	Primary	799
Manzanita Elementary	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86401Town: Remote	KG–5	Primary	793
Kingman Middle School	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86401Town: Remote	6–8	Middle	737
Cerbat Elementary	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86409Rural: Fringe	KG–5	Primary	700
Starline Elementary School	Record	Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)	Lake Havasu City, 86406City: Small	KG–6	Primary	636
Smoketree Elementary School	Record	Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)	Lake Havasu City, 86403City: Small	PK–6	Primary	621
White Cliffs Middle School	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	KINGMAN, 86401Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	585
River Valley High School	Record	Colorado River Union High School District (4381)	MOHAVE VALLEY, 86440Town: Distant	9–12	High	545
Fox Creek Jr High School	Record	Bullhead City School District (4378)	BULLHEAD CITY, 86442Rural: Fringe	5–8	Middle	516
Desert Valley School	Record	Bullhead City School District (4378)	BULLHEAD CITY, 86442Town: Remote	KG–4	Primary	510
Bullhead City Middle School	Record	Bullhead City School District (4378)	BULLHEAD CITY, 86442Town: Remote	5–8	Middle	508
Masada Charter School	Record	Masada Charter School Inc. (79499)	COLORADO CITY, 86021Town: Distant	KG–9	Charter	508
Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Record	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center (79498)	BULLHEAD CITY, 86439Town: Remote	6–12	Charter	507
Desert Star Academy	Record	Desert Star Academy (92302)	Fort Mohave, 86426Town: Remote	KG–8	Charter	480
Black Mountain Elementary School	Record	Kingman Unified School District (79598)	GOLDEN VALLEY, 86413Rural: Distant	KG–8	Primary	470

Lake Havasu High School

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Lake Havasu City, 86403 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,813 students

Mohave High School

Colorado River Union High School District (4381)

BULLHEAD CITY, 86442 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,175 students

Lee Williams High School

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86401 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,052 students

Kingman High School

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86409 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High905 students

Thunderbolt Middle School

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Lake Havasu City, 86406 / City: Small

Record7–8Middle851 students

Hualapai Elementary

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86401 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary799 students

Manzanita Elementary

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86401 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary793 students

Kingman Middle School

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86401 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle737 students

Cerbat Elementary

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86409 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary700 students

Starline Elementary School

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Lake Havasu City, 86406 / City: Small

RecordKG–6Primary636 students

Smoketree Elementary School

Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Lake Havasu City, 86403 / City: Small

RecordPK–6Primary621 students

White Cliffs Middle School

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, 86401 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle585 students

River Valley High School

Colorado River Union High School District (4381)

MOHAVE VALLEY, 86440 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High545 students

Fox Creek Jr High School

Bullhead City School District (4378)

BULLHEAD CITY, 86442 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Middle516 students

Desert Valley School

Bullhead City School District (4378)

BULLHEAD CITY, 86442 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–4Primary510 students

Bullhead City Middle School

Bullhead City School District (4378)

BULLHEAD CITY, 86442 / Town: Remote

Record5–8Middle508 students

Masada Charter School

Masada Charter School Inc. (79499)

COLORADO CITY, 86021 / Town: Distant

RecordKG–9Charter508 students

Mohave Accelerated Learning Center

Mohave Accelerated Learning Center (79498)

BULLHEAD CITY, 86439 / Town: Remote

Record6–12Charter507 students

Desert Star Academy

Desert Star Academy (92302)

Fort Mohave, 86426 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–8Charter480 students

Black Mountain Elementary School

Kingman Unified School District (79598)

GOLDEN VALLEY, 86413 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–8Primary470 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,348

State avg $5,607

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arizona counties have the highest graduation rates?

Santa Cruz County (90.2%), Yuma County (88.7%), and Cochise County (85.8%) currently lead Arizona among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Arizona?

Across Arizona counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,607. The highest current county values are Apache County ($7,209), Gila County ($6,379), and La Paz County ($6,344). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Mohave County?

Mohave County has a school score of 7/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Mohave County?

The high school graduation rate in Mohave County is 80.4%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Mohave County spend per student?

Mohave County spends $5,348 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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