SAN JON ELEMENTARY

As a minimally staffed K-5 school in SAN JON, New Mexico, SAN JON ELEMENTARY works with 64 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by SAN JON. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so SAN JON ELEMENTARY sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

SAN JON ELEMENTARY is one of 3 schools operated by SAN JON, a district that teaches 123 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAN JON ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 42% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Quay County's rate of about 87%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Quay County indicate median household income runs about $41,946, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. In all, Quay County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,405 students), of which SAN JON ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: SAN JON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SAN JON ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. SAN JON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 83 (now 64). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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