GRADY HIGH

GRADY HIGH operates as a micro-enrollment high school in GRADY, New Mexico, overseen by GRADY. Current enrollment sits at 52 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 450.

Within GRADY, which oversees 3 schools and 175 students, GRADY HIGH is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GRADY HIGH reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest reads as 35% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Curry County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Curry County) logs that median household income runs about $57,309, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Curry County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), GRADY HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GRADY ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GRADY HIGH.

GRADY HIGH operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 33%: 39 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 4.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.