JAL HIGH

JAL HIGH is a senior high of micro-enrollment scale in JAL, New Mexico, part of JAL, serveing 158 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

JAL runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 567 students. JAL HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, JAL HIGH logs that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 15% White. By comparison, Lea County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting JAL HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Lea County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,015 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Lea County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,126 students), JAL HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JAL JR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around JAL HIGH.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. JAL HIGH's enrollment has rose 28% since 2018, when it stood at 123 (now 158). White enrollment moved from 32% to 15% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.