Total enrollment
184
-37 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Mountainair
New Mexico · Public K-12
Mountainair's public schools, 3 in all, serve about 184 K-12 students inside New Mexico, averaging 61 per school.
4-year change in Mountainair
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
1,178
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
184
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
3
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-05 | 90 |
| MOUNTAINAIR HIGH | High | 09-12 | 58 |
| MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH | Middle | 06-08 | 36 |
About Mountainair
Mountainair is a rural-scale New Mexico city in terms of public-school footprint, with 3 schools and 184 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Per-school enrollment runs near 61, meaningfully below the state mean of about 343.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Mountainair has shrank 17% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 221 students to 184.
On this page, the community for Mountainair discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.