PIEDRA VISTA HIGH

Set in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, PIEDRA VISTA HIGH is a substantial 9-12 campus, one of the schools within FARMINGTON. It instructs 1,511 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 236% above typical.

FARMINGTON runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,745 students. PIEDRA VISTA HIGH is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PIEDRA VISTA HIGH records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% White, 30% Native American, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Juan County) logs that median household income runs about $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PIEDRA VISTA HIGH is one of 62 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students).

SAN JUAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PIEDRA VISTA HIGH.

PIEDRA VISTA HIGH operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 1,421 students in 2018 compared to 1,511 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 36% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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