HIGHLAND HIGH

HIGHLAND HIGH is one of the well-populated senior highs in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE, with 1,144 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 154% bigger than the state mean of about 450.

Across the 171 schools in ALBUQUERQUE (74,041 students total), HIGHLAND HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HIGHLAND HIGH lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 8% Native American, 7% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which HIGHLAND HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is HIGHLAND AUTISM CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 1,220 students in 2018 compared to 1,144 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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