Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in

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History

In 1997 the question of whether the Wickenburg district and the

Congress Elementary School District Congress Elementary School District is a K-8 school district headquartered in Congress, Arizona. It operates Congress Elementary School. The district includes the Congress census-designated place and a portion of the Yarnell CDP. The district se ...

should merge was put on the ballot in both districts. Wickenburg USD residents voted in favor. In 2020 Barbara Remondini became the superintendent. On June 30, 2021, the

Walnut Grove Elementary School District 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 ...

was disestablished due to insufficient numbers of students, so the southern portion was given to Wickenburg Unified. no K-12 students lived in that section, and most of it was owned by the State of Arizona or the federal

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Attendance area

It includes sections of

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, and

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counties, - This indicates the borders of the former

Walnut Grove Elementary District 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 ...

. totaling . Additionally, in 2021 the district had some students from

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. Within Maricopa County, it includes that county's portion of Wickenburg and sections of Buckeye and Surprise. Within Yavapai County it includes that county's portion of Wickenburg and that county's section of Peoria. In addition,

sends high school students to Wickenburg High. Previously students from the

Yarnell Elementary School District Yarnell Elementary School District (YESD) is a school district headquartered in Peeples Valley, Arizona. It has one school, Model Creek School. The school district area includes Peeples Valley and a section of Yarnell. The school has a combined ...

(model Creek School) could select Wickenburg High as an option for high school, but in order to reduce taxes, the Yarnell Elementary district board removed the Wickenburg option in November 2018. Prior to 2001, when the Congress K-8 school opened, all levels of students in the Congress district went to Wickenburg schools.
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Schools

Wickenburg High School Wickenburg High School is a high school in Wickenburg, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Wickenburg Unified School District. It is double-listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona. The original Colonial Revival high schoo ...

* Vulture Peak Middle School * Festival Foothills Elementary School * Hassayampa Elementary School * Wickenburg Virtual Academy

References

External links

* {{Authority control School districts in Maricopa County, Arizona School districts in Yavapai County, Arizona