EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES

EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in SANTA FE, New Mexico, overseen by SANTA FE, teacheing 137 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES is one of 29 schools operated by SANTA FE, a district that enrolls 11,182 students overall.

On demographics, EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder is composed of 13% White, 4% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Santa Fe County's rate of about 84%.

Across the wider county, census data for Santa Fe County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,071 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Santa Fe County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students), of which EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES has stayed largely flat, going from 134 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 84% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.