LORDSBURG HIGH

LORDSBURG HIGH is a senior high of rural-scale scale in LORDSBURG, New Mexico, one of the schools within LORDSBURG, enrolling 121 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

LORDSBURG runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 478 students. LORDSBURG HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LORDSBURG HIGH lists that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 9% White. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, LORDSBURG HIGH lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at LORDSBURG HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $48,882 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Across Hidalgo County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 643 students), LORDSBURG HIGH is one campus in the mix.

R.V.TRAYLOR ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LORDSBURG HIGH has grew 5%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 121 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 85% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.