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

No. Use the Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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 Yavapai County?

Start with the 105 listed public schools and 42 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

How does Yavapai County compare with nearby school counties?

Yavapai County appears in the Phoenix area comparison with Maricopa County, AZ and Pinal County, AZ. Use that regional guide to compare county school score, graduation rate, and spending before narrowing to individual districts and schools.

Yavapai County Schools & Education

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

Yavapai 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

79.6%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

79.6%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 81.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,459

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,607

School Score

7/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 14/100

State Score Position

#11

of 15 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Yavapai County

Measured School Summary

Yavapai County faces educational challenges with a school score of 7/100 and a graduation rate of 79.6%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,459 per pupil, Yavapai County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 48% below the Arizona average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 1.4 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 3% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Yavapai 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

105 public schools and 42 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 #11 of 15 Arizona counties with school score data.

Completion

79.6%

1.4 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,459

$148 below the state average

School coverage

105

42 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

Yavapai County has 105 public schools across 42 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 Yavapai 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

Yavapai 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

#11

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 100% 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.

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Elementary to high school visible

5,606 students

Elementary 6Middle 2High 1Other 2

11 listed schools in this county slice.

Prescott Unified District (4466)

Elementary to high school visible

3,948 students

Elementary 5Middle 1High 2Other 1

9 listed schools in this county slice.

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

Elementary to high school visible

2,438 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)

Elementary school only in this slice

1,823 students

Elementary 4Middle 0High 0Other 2

6 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Mountain Institute CTED #2 (90090) is the largest listed district slice, with 12 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 Yavapai County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Yavapai 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?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Comparison context

Compare Yavapai County With Nearby School Markets

Yavapai County appears in curated regional school comparisons where parents commonly weigh county lines, housing tradeoffs, commute, and district boundaries before narrowing to individual schools.

Phoenix area

Maricopa County vs Pinal County vs Yavapai County Schools

This guide helps parents compare the Phoenix core county with surrounding county alternatives when housing budget or commute changes the search radius.

Compared with

Maricopa County, AZ and Pinal County, AZ

Current leader

Yavapai County, AZ at 7/100

Graduation-rate leader: Yavapai County, AZ at 79.6%

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Education Overview

About Schools in Yavapai County, Arizona

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Diverse School Options Across Yavapai

Yavapai County manages 105 public schools and 42 districts, providing education to 24,276 students. The infrastructure is evenly split between elementary and high schools, with 46 and 41 campuses respectively.

Tracking Academic Success and Investment

The county's graduation rate of 79.6% is nearly on par with the Arizona state average of 81%. Yavapai spends $5,459 per pupil, which closely tracks the state average but remains well below the $13,000 national standard.

Humboldt and Prescott District Excellence

Humboldt Unified is the largest traditional district with 5,606 students, followed by Prescott Unified with 3,948. Charter schools are a significant part of the community, making up 21% of all local public schools.

Rural Schools with an Intimate Feel

The average school size in Yavapai is a modest 286 students, reflecting the county's 46 rural campuses. While high schools like Bradshaw Mountain can serve up to 1,697 students, many schools offer a much smaller, close-knit environment.

School Overview

Total Schools

105

in Yavapai County

Reported Enrollment

24,276

105 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

21% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary46

Middle8

High41

Other10

42 School Districts in Yavapai County

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Prescott Unified District (4466)

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

4 schools

2,438 students

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)

6 schools

1,823 students

Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

6 schools

1,582 students

Mingus Union High School District (4488)

2 schools

1,235 students

Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)

3 schools

748 students

BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92320)

1 school

611 students

Mayer Unified School District (4473)

2 schools

573 students

Acorn Montessori Charter School (79437)

2 schools

518 students

105 Public Schools in Yavapai 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 Yavapai County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Bradshaw Mountain High School	Profile	Humboldt Unified District (4469)	Prescott Valley, 86314City: Small	9–12	High	1,697
Prescott High School	Profile	Prescott Unified District (4466)	PRESCOTT, 86301City: Small	8–12	High	1,436
Mingus Union High School	Profile	Mingus Union High School District (4488)	COTTONWOOD, 86326Town: Distant	9–12	High	1,226
Chino Valley High School	Record	Chino Valley Unified District (4474)	CHINO VALLEY, 86323Town: Fringe	9–12	High	789
Liberty Traditional School	Record	Humboldt Unified District (4469)	Prescott Valley, 86314City: Small	PK–8	Primary	785
Camp Verde Elementary School	Record	Camp Verde Unified District (4470)	CAMP VERDE, 86322Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	679
Territorial Early Childhood Center	Record	Chino Valley Unified District (4474)	CHINO VALLEY, 86323Town: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	634
Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Record	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)	COTTONWOOD, 86326Town: Distant	PK–8	Primary	625
BASIS Prescott	Record	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92320)	PRESCOTT, 86301Rural: Fringe	KG–12	Charter	611
Coyote Springs Elementary School	Record	Humboldt Unified District (4469)	Prescott Valley, 86314City: Small	KG–6	Primary	592
Prescott Mile High Middle School	Record	Prescott Unified District (4466)	PRESCOTT, 86303City: Small	6–8	Middle	578
Heritage Middle School	Record	Chino Valley Unified District (4474)	CHINO VALLEY, 86323Town: Fringe	6–8	Middle	536
Granite Mountain Middle School	Record	Prescott Unified District (4466)	PRESCOTT, 86305City: Small	KG–8	Primary	520
Granville Elementary School	Record	Humboldt Unified District (4469)	Prescott Valley, 86314City: Small	KG–6	Primary	514
Abia Judd Elementary School	Record	Prescott Unified District (4466)	PRESCOTT, 86305City: Small	KG–5	Primary	505
Cottonwood Community School	Record	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)	COTTONWOOD, 86326Town: Distant	KG–8	Primary	500
Camp Verde High School	Record	Camp Verde Unified District (4470)	CAMP VERDE, 86322Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	488
Sedona Red Rock Junior/Senior High School	Record	Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)	SEDONA, 86336Rural: Fringe	6–12	High	482
Del Rio Elementary School	Record	Chino Valley Unified District (4474)	CHINO VALLEY, 86323Town: Fringe	3–5	Primary	479
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Record	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)	CLARKDALE, 86324Town: Distant	PK–8	Primary	475

Bradshaw Mountain High School

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Prescott Valley, 86314 / City: Small

Profile9–12High1,697 students

Prescott High School

Prescott Unified District (4466)

PRESCOTT, 86301 / City: Small

Profile8–12High1,436 students

Mingus Union High School

Mingus Union High School District (4488)

COTTONWOOD, 86326 / Town: Distant

Profile9–12High1,226 students

Chino Valley High School

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

CHINO VALLEY, 86323 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High789 students

Liberty Traditional School

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Prescott Valley, 86314 / City: Small

RecordPK–8Primary785 students

Camp Verde Elementary School

Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

CAMP VERDE, 86322 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary679 students

Territorial Early Childhood Center

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

CHINO VALLEY, 86323 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary634 students

Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)

COTTONWOOD, 86326 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary625 students

BASIS Prescott

BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92320)

PRESCOTT, 86301 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–12Charter611 students

Coyote Springs Elementary School

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Prescott Valley, 86314 / City: Small

RecordKG–6Primary592 students

Prescott Mile High Middle School

Prescott Unified District (4466)

PRESCOTT, 86303 / City: Small

Record6–8Middle578 students

Heritage Middle School

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

CHINO VALLEY, 86323 / Town: Fringe

Record6–8Middle536 students

Granite Mountain Middle School

Prescott Unified District (4466)

PRESCOTT, 86305 / City: Small

RecordKG–8Primary520 students

Granville Elementary School

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Prescott Valley, 86314 / City: Small

RecordKG–6Primary514 students

Abia Judd Elementary School

Prescott Unified District (4466)

PRESCOTT, 86305 / City: Small

RecordKG–5Primary505 students

Cottonwood Community School

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)

COTTONWOOD, 86326 / Town: Distant

RecordKG–8Primary500 students

Camp Verde High School

Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

CAMP VERDE, 86322 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High488 students

Sedona Red Rock Junior/Senior High School

Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)

SEDONA, 86336 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–12High482 students

Del Rio Elementary School

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

CHINO VALLEY, 86323 / Town: Fringe

Record3–5Primary479 students

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

CLARKDALE, 86324 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary475 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,459

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 Yavapai County?

Yavapai 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 Yavapai County?

The high school graduation rate in Yavapai County is 79.6%, 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 Yavapai County spend per student?

Yavapai County spends $5,459 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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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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