Walnut Grove Elementary School District #7 was a school district in
Yavapai County, Arizona. It operated a school in the
Walnut Grove area, then became a sending school district.
It served Walnut Grove and
Castle Hot Springs.
History
The school district began circa 1875 and its final building, a
one room schoolhouse
One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...
, was established in 1930.
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In February 1984 it had seven students,
[ and in May 1984 it had nine students, ranging from 6 years old to 14 years old and with three Mexican ranch-residing students ungraded, and one teacher.][ The three Mexican children were not legally in the United States at the time. Their undocumented status became a political issue with the adult residents while the other children at the school played and socialized with them like with each other.][
Peter Schwepker of '' The Arizona Republic'' stated that the student teacher ratio being low meant a lot of individualized attention in the classroom as well as flexibility with scheduling. At the same time its costs related to transportation and salary of faculty increased and there were concerns that the school could be closed.][ In February 1984 the annual cost of the school was $65,000. At that time a total of 20 families lived in the district.][
On November 14, 1984, the school board voted to change the school from K–8 to K–6, transferring the last two grades, which included two students, to schools in Prescott, Arizona. By December 1984 the sole teacher was put on paid leave, and a mother of a student served as a ]substitute teacher
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At the end of the district's life it did not operate any schools, and most of the students within the district borders did home schooling
Homeschooling or home schooling, also known as home education or elective home education (EHE), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school. Usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or an onlin ...
. The district sent students opting for traditional schooling to Kirkland Elementary School ( K–8) of Kirkland Elementary School District #23 and Prescott High School of Prescott Unified School District.[
On June 30, 2021, the district was disestablished due to insufficient numbers of students. The Kirkland district received the Walnut Grove territory to the north. The southern portion, including Castle Hot Springs Resort, was given to the ]Wickenburg Unified School District
Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in Wickenburg, Arizona.
History
In 1997 the question of whether the Wickenburg district and the Congress Elementary School District should merge was put on the ballo ...
. no K–12 students lived in the southern section, and most of the land there was owned by the State of Arizona or the federal Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
. The assets of the Walnut Grove district were given to these two districts and the Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC).
References
Further reading
* - This indicates the borders of the former Walnut Grove Elementary District
Page 2 of 2010 map
External links
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{{Education in Yavapai County, Arizona
School districts in Yavapai County, Arizona
One-room schoolhouses in Arizona
2021 disestablishments in Arizona
Public K–8 schools in Arizona
Public elementary schools in Arizona
School districts established in the 19th century
School districts disestablished in 2021
Former school districts in the United States