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ALBUQUERQUE HIGH
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ALBUQUERQUE HIGH
Set in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, ALBUQUERQUE HIGH is a well-populated high school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE. It serves 1,568 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 248% bigger than the state mean of about 450.
ALBUQUERQUE comprises 171 schools with combined enrollment of 74,041 students; ALBUQUERQUE HIGH is among them.
Demographically, ALBUQUERQUE HIGH reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest is composed of 13% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting ALBUQUERQUE HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
In the surrounding community, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), ALBUQUERQUE HIGH is one campus in the mix.
EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALBUQUERQUE HIGH.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. ALBUQUERQUE HIGH's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,747 (now 1,568). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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