Mayer High School

Mayer High School
Address
Map
17300 E. Mule Deer Drive

Mayer, Arizona address
86333

United States
Coordinates34°20′56″N 112°9′34″W / 34.34889°N 112.15944°W / 34.34889; -112.15944
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtMayer Unified School District
CEEB code030205
Teaching staff13.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment200 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.15[1]
Color(s)Blue and white     [2]
MascotWildcats[2]
Websitemayerhs.mayerschools.org

Mayer High School is a high school (serving grades 9 through 12) in Spring Valley, Arizona,[3] with a Mayer postal address. Along with an elementary school, it is a part of the Mayer Unified School District. Schools in this district operate on a four-day school week.[citation needed]

Mayer USD includes almost all of Mayer, Cordes Lakes, Spring Valley, and a small portion of Black Canyon City.[4] It also includes Poland Junction.[5]

History

In 1984 superintendent Jim Rhoades wanted to ban music players and wished to discuss the matter with the board of education. He stated that he is in favor because of music interfering with classes, and he stated this was not due to fears of Satanic panic. There had been statements in the community that the Sherriff's Office of Yavapai County started an investigation of people at Mayer High worshiping the devil, but Rhoades stated that the statements were not true.[6]

In 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranked the school among the 24 highest performing high schools in the state.[7]

In 2011 Jeff Duncan became the principal.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mayer High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mayer High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Santos, Fernanda (May 24, 2012). "At a Wildfire Base Camp, Logistics and Pop-Tarts". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2024. - See map image, which shows the high school as being in Spring Valley.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022. - Indicates boundaries of municipalities and CDPs.
  5. ^ "School District Map" (PDF). Yavapai County. Retrieved December 28, 2024. - Indicates locations of unincorporated areas.
  6. ^ "Bradshaw Mountain Teacher Says Students Have Cult". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. United Press International. April 26, 1984. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Herrmann, Jerry (January 23, 2008). "Mayer has one of state's top 24 high schools". The Daily Courier. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mayer Schools welcome principal, 6 new teachers". Daily Courier. Prescott Valley, Arizona. August 3, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2024.


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