CLOUDCROFT HIGH

CLOUDCROFT HIGH is one of the micro-enrollment four-year high schools in CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico, part of CLOUDCROFT, with 138 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so CLOUDCROFT HIGH sits 69% below that benchmark.

CLOUDCROFT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 429 students. CLOUDCROFT HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CLOUDCROFT HIGH records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Otero County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting CLOUDCROFT HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Otero County's rate of about 96%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Otero County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,876 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Otero County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), of which CLOUDCROFT HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLOUDCROFT HIGH has ticked up 3%, going from 134 students in 2018 to 138 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.