MY LITTLE SCHOOL

MY LITTLE SCHOOL is one of the very small elementary campuss in DEMING, New Mexico, run under DEMING, with 58 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so MY LITTLE SCHOOL sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.

DEMING runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,116 students. MY LITTLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MY LITTLE SCHOOL records that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MY LITTLE SCHOOL has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Luna County indicate median household earnings sit near $36,419, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MY LITTLE SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Luna County (combined enrollment of about 5,116 students).

DEMING HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MY LITTLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. MY LITTLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 54% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 58). Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

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