HONDO HIGH

HONDO HIGH is a four-year high school of rural-scale scale in HONDO, New Mexico, operated by HONDO VALLEY, serveing 46 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so HONDO HIGH sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

HONDO HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by HONDO VALLEY, a district that caters to 124 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HONDO HIGH lists that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 13% White, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting HONDO HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at HONDO HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Lincoln County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,303 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. HONDO HIGH is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 2,601 students).

HONDO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HONDO HIGH has contracted 29%, going from 65 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 today.

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