CHAPARRAL HIGH

CHAPARRAL HIGH operates as an expansive high school in ANTHONY, New Mexico, operated by GADSDEN. Current enrollment sits at 1,067 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so CHAPARRAL HIGH sits 137% above that benchmark.

GADSDEN comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,739 students; CHAPARRAL HIGH is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHAPARRAL HIGH records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 68% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CHAPARRAL HIGH has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at CHAPARRAL HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Doñan Ana County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,848 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Doñan Ana County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students), of which CHAPARRAL HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is CHAPARRAL ON-TRACK PREK CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. CHAPARRAL HIGH's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,080 (now 1,067). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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