POJOAQUE HIGH

POJOAQUE HIGH is a senior high of moderately sized scale in SANTA FE, New Mexico, one of the schools within POJOAQUE, teacheing 550 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

POJOAQUE runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,500 students. POJOAQUE HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, POJOAQUE HIGH lists that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Native American, 4% White. By comparison, Santa Fe County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, POJOAQUE HIGH has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting POJOAQUE HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Fe County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Santa Fe County) shows that median household income runs about $79,071, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Santa Fe County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students), POJOAQUE HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around POJOAQUE HIGH.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 673 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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