RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL

RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL, a micro-enrollment K-5 school in LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, run under WEST LAS VEGAS, instructs 80 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL is one of 10 schools operated by WEST LAS VEGAS, a district that teaches 1,601 students overall.

Looking at the student body, RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 24% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with San Miguel County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for San Miguel County shows the typical household earns roughly $49,431 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across San Miguel County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,156 students), RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 93 (now 80). The White share of enrollment edged down from 30% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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