LOS ALAMOS HIGH

LOS ALAMOS HIGH operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, overseen by LOS ALAMOS. Current enrollment sits at 1,181 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 162% above the state mean of about 450.

LOS ALAMOS HIGH is one of 8 schools operated by LOS ALAMOS, a district that instructs 3,971 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LOS ALAMOS HIGH lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, LOS ALAMOS HIGH logs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Alamos County indicate the typical household earns roughly $147,139 per year, about 70% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Los Alamos County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,971 students), LOS ALAMOS HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LOS ALAMOS HIGH.

LOS ALAMOS HIGH operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 40%: 846 students in 2018 compared to 1,181 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 61% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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