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About this school
Pinon Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Pinon, Arizona that is part of Pinon Unified School District #4.
It serves 434 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Its teachers have had 284 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Pinon Elementary School
$175,246
raised using DonorsChoose
284
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
186
donors
28
projects
for
basic supplies
116
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Pinon Elementary School has received support from
94 individuals from Arizona and
92 individuals out-of-state.