Clarkdale-Jerome School District

Clarkdale-Jerome School District, operating as Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School, is a small rural local government entity and K-12 school district recipient of federal education grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, based in Clarkdale, Arizona. The district does not hold federal contracts or serve as a contractor; it operates exclusively as a grant recipient, accessing federal funding to deliver primary and secondary instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration to a student body that includes federally connected children living on or with parents employed on federal property.

Clarkdale-Jerome School District holds 69 prime and sub-award federal grants spanning the past twenty years. The district's customer base is concentrated entirely within the Department of Education: 61 awards from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 4 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and 2 from other DOE components. The district receives most funding through three recurring Department of Education grant programs. Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Assistance Type: Formula Grant) fund programs for Native American students and run on annual cycles. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program (Assistance Type: Formula Grant) provides supplemental funding to small and rural districts and likewise renews annually. Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (Assistance Type: Project Grant, CFDA 84.041) provides compensation for lost local property tax revenue when federal land on the district's tax rolls exempts property from taxation; these awards carry longer performance periods—typically four to six years—and anchor the district's largest single-award funding.

The district's most recent prime award is a $226,322 Impact Aid grant dated October 1, 2025 (Ultimate Completion Date September 30, 2031), supporting comprehensive K-12 educational services for students in Clarkdale. The district also holds sub-awards from the Arizona Department of Education, functioning as a sub-recipient under Title I (school improvement), IDEA Basic (special education), and statewide education block grant programs. Recent sub-awards document staffing for academic and behavioral support and speech pathology services. Activity has remained steady at three to six awards per year over the past five years. Only two awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window.