KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH

KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH is a big 9-12 campus in KIRTLAND, New Mexico, part of CENTRAL. The school hosts 743 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH is one of 16 schools operated by CENTRAL, a district that hosts 4,539 students overall.

Looking at the student body, KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH lists that Native American students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 8% White, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Juan County shows median household income runs about $55,872, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KIRTLAND MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 752 (now 743). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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