RIO RANCHO HIGH

RIO RANCHO HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in New Mexico, located in RIO RANCHO. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,568 students. That puts enrollment 471% bigger than the 450-student average for high schools in New Mexico.

RIO RANCHO HIGH is a school in RIO RANCHO. The district has 20 schools and 16,461 students.

The largest group at RIO RANCHO HIGH is Hispanic students, at 60%. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Sandoval County, the Hispanic share is about 40%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RIO RANCHO HIGH scores 56%.

RIO RANCHO HIGH has 129.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. The school's 19.8:1 compares with an average of 22.9:1 for high schools in New Mexico.

Census data for Sandoval County show the median household earns about $86,636 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting RIO RANCHO HIGH, Sandoval County has 49 public schools.

RIO RANCHO HIGH's nearest public school is ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARY (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Under the NCES locale system, RIO RANCHO HIGH is Suburb: Large.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (2,565) and 2024-25 (2,568). The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 19.8:1 over the same years.

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