CLAYTON HIGH

CLAYTON HIGH is a secondary school of one-room-style scale in CLAYTON, New Mexico, operated by CLAYTON, educateing 121 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

CLAYTON comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 397 students; CLAYTON HIGH is among them.

In terms of who attends, CLAYTON HIGH lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest breaks down as 34% White. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at CLAYTON HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Union County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $46,694 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. CLAYTON HIGH is one of 7 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 534 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALVIS ELEMENTARY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around CLAYTON HIGH.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLAYTON HIGH has edged down 12%, going from 137 students in 2018 to 121 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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