Canon Elementary School District Explained

Address:34630 South School Loop Road
City:Black Canyon City
State:Arizona
Zipcode:85324
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–8
Students:129
Teachers:12.0
Staff:16.5
Ratio:10.75

Cañon Elementary School District 50 is a school district in Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona. It operates a single K-8 school, Cañon Elementary School.

The district includes most of Black Canyon City census-designated place.[1]

History

Beginning in 1974 and through 1976 there was a political conflict over allegations of moving mail to the wrong place and antagonizing a faculty member, targeting the board of education's clerk, who stated that the accusations had no merit. This spilled into a conflict between factions of board members.[2] The conflict continued into 1978, and the accused board member expressed hope that after an election, the conflicts would subside.[3]

the district sends high school students and junior high level special education students to the Deer Valley Unified School District. In 1984, 27 students from Cañon attended DVUSD. That year Deer Valley sued Cañon, which stated it was unable to pay for the tuition costs of the district and acknowledged that it was billed for the correct amount. The Arizona Republic described this as a "friendly lawsuit", since according to the DVUSD officials, Cañon district officials stated that the lawsuit was the only mechanism through which it could pay DVUSD.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-01-30.
  2. News: Wayman. Ken. School-post recall vote is Tuesday. The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 1976-01-10. B-2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Wayman. Ken. School officials hope vote ends Black Canyon turmoil. The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 1978-01-27. B1, B6. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.
  4. News: District sued for tuition. The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 1984-10-17. Extra 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.