In 1984 the district had 136 pupils, with 14 on the teaching staff. The previous year the school district lost a teacher and stopped paying for food for student athletes since it had a $36,000 budget deficit.[4] In 1988 the district had 177 students.[5]
Note Wickenburg's high school,
Wickenburg High School, is in Maricopa County. Wickenburg High also serves Congress School District students and formerly served Yarnell students. Cañon, as of 1984, sends students to
Deer Valley Unified School District in Maricopa County.