DULCE MIDDLE

DULCE MIDDLE, an one-room-style 6-8 campus in DULCE, New Mexico, overseen by DULCE, teaches 130 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% below the state mean of about 335.

DULCE MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by DULCE, a district that hosts 554 students overall.

In terms of who attends, DULCE MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (88%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at DULCE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rio Arriba County put the typical household earns roughly $57,155 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. DULCE MIDDLE is one of 30 public schools in Rio Arriba County (combined enrollment of about 3,127 students).

The closest other public school is DULCE HIGH, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

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