Graham County Special Services School District, Arizona, elections

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Graham County Special Services School District
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District details
School board members: 1
Students: 95 (2022-2023)
Schools: 1 (2022-2023)
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Graham County Special Services School District is a school district in Arizona. During the 2023 school year, 95 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

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Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

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Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

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School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

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About the district

School board

The Graham County Special Services School District consists of one members serving three-year terms.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Troy Thygerson

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

This district reported no revenue or expenditures for the 2020-2021 school year.

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <50 PS PS
2018-2019 >=50 PS PS >=50
2017-2018 <50 PS PS <50
2016-2017 21-39 PS PS <50
2015-2016 21-39 PS PS <50
2014-2015 40-59 PS PS <50
2012-2013 >=50 PS PS >=50

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <50 PS PS
2018-2019 <50 PS PS <50
2017-2018 <50 PS PS <50
2016-2017 21-39 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 21-39 PS PS <50
2014-2015 40-59 PS PS <50
2012-2013 >=50 PS PS >=50

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 PS PS
2018-2019 PS PS
2017-2018 PS PS PS
2016-2017 PS PS PS
2015-2016 PS PS PS
2014-2015 >=50 PS PS
2013-2014 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 PS PS
2011-2012 PS PS
2010-2011 PS PS

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 95 -13.7
2021-2022 108 6.5
2020-2021 101 5.9
2019-2020 95 -4.2
2018-2019 99 15.2
2017-2018 84 98.8
2016-2017 1 0.0
2015-2016 0 0.0
2014-2015 0 0.0
2013-2014 0 0.0
2012-2013 1 0.0
2011-2012 0 0.0
2010-2011 0 0.0
2009-2010 0 0.0
2008-2009 0 0.0
2007-2008 70 15.7
2006-2007 59 0.0
2005-2006 59 -16.9
2004-2005 69 15.9
2003-2004 58 -13.8
2002-2003 66 -19.7
2001-2002 79 19.0
2000-2001 64 -3.1
1999-2000 66 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Graham County Special Services School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 11.6 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.1
Black 0.0 5.7
Hispanic 22.1 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1 0.4
Two or More Races 2.1 4.2
White 63.2 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Graham County Special Services School District had 0.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was .

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 0.00

Graham County Special Services School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 11.98
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.75
Other Support Services: 3.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Graham County Special Services School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dan Hinton Accommodation School95PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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