3 schools in Mountainair
Mountainair's public schools, 3 in all, serve about 184 K-12 students inside New Mexico, averaging 61 per campus.
7-year change in Mountainair
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25| 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-campus enrollment runs near 61, meaningfully below the state mean of about 343.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Mountainair has shrank 20% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 229 students to 184. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 37% to 25% over the same window.
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.