Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 is a school district headquartered in

Kayenta, Arizona Kayenta ( nv, ) is a U.S. town which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is the only "township" existing under the laws of the Navajo Nation, making it u ...

, located within the

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the ...

. It operates four schools, including Kayenta Early Childhood Education, Kayenta Elementary School (K–4), Kayenta Middle School (5–8), and Monument Valley High School (9–12). The elementary school is known under two names (the second being Debbie Braff Elementary School), as is the middle school (which has the second name "Baker Middle School"). In addition to Kayenta, the district includes Chilchinbito, Oljato-Monument Valley, and Shonto.

History

In 2013 the district leadership asked voters to approve an "override" of its budget. The measure succeeded, with 464 approving and 95 rejecting, a 83–17% basis. Previously Kayenta USD had a Kayenta Primary School and a Kayenta Intermediate School.

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External links

Kayenta Unified School District
School districts in Navajo County, Arizona {{Arizona-stub