Red Mesa Unified School District #27 is a public school district headquartered in
Red Mesa,
unincorporated Apache County,
Arizona
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, near
Teec Nos Pos on the
Navajo Nation
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Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/ HWY 160 MP 448 Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514" It has a five-member elected school board, who oversee operations of schools that are regulated by state standards.
The district includes Red Mesa,
Dennehotso,
Red Rock,
Rock Point,
Teec Nos Pos, and most of
Round Rock
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History
Originally the territory was within the
Chinle Unified School District. The Red Mesa elementary school and the Red Mesa Junior High School were constructed in the 1970s. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.
[History of Red Mesa Schools]
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. Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.
Demographics
the district has about 720 students.
Schools
All schools are located in
unincorporated area
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Red Mesa High School
Red Mesa High School is a high school in Red Mesa in an unincorporated area of Apache County, Arizona, -
Red Mesa[Red Mesa High School]
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Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/ HWY 160 MP 448 Teec, Nos Pos, AZ 86514
* Red Mesa Junior High School (RMJHS) - Red Mesa
[Red Mesa Junior High School]
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Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/ HWY 160 MP 448 Teec, Nos Pos, AZ 86514
** In 1972 the brick building was completed. Thomas Brady, a medicine man from Sweetwater, dedicated the building.
* Red Mesa Elementary School (RMES) - Red Mesa
[Red Mesa Elementary High School]
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Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/ HWY 160 MP 448 Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514
** In 1967 the ground was prepared for construction of the school, which began in 1970. Originally its attendance boundary included Red Mesa,
Baby Rocks,
Dennehotso,
Mexican Water,
Sweetwater, and
Teec Nos Pos in Arizona.
* Round Rock K-8
** Located off
Arizona State Highway 191Home
" Round Rock K-8. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
* Red Valley/Cove High School (2005), serving the Red Valley area
Other facilities
In the main RMUSD complex, the RMUSD administration building opened in 1988. The parent education center opened in 1996. The staff development center opened in 1998. The Music Art Preschool (MAP) building opened in 1999.
References
External links
Red Mesa Unified School District
{{Navajo Nation
School districts in Apache County, Arizona
School districts established in 1983
1983 establishments in Arizona
Education on the Navajo Nation