MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH

MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH is one of the micro-enrollment junior highs in MOUNTAINAIR, New Mexico, part of MOUNTAINAIR, with 36 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 335 students.

Across the 3 schools in MOUNTAINAIR (184 students total), MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Torrance County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Torrance County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,842 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH is one of 11 public schools in Torrance County (combined enrollment of about 2,258 students).

Nearest neighbor: MOUNTAINAIR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 47 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 34% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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