CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 4800 CLEVELAND HEIGHTS RD NE, in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive high school that caters to 2,596 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by RIO RANCHO. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 477% bigger than typical.

RIO RANCHO comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 16,461 students; CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Native American, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 136 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sandoval County put median household earnings sit near $86,636, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 2,450 students in 2018 compared to 2,596 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 32% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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