SAN JON HIGH

SAN JON HIGH, a rural-scale four-year high school in SAN JON, New Mexico, operated by SAN JON, caters to 30 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so SAN JON HIGH sits 93% leaner than that benchmark.

SAN JON HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by SAN JON, a district that caters to 123 students overall.

Demographically, SAN JON HIGH shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 43% White, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 2.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting SAN JON HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Quay County (around 87%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, Quay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $41,946 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 HIGH is one.

SAN JON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAN JON HIGH has decreased 14%, going from 35 students in 2018 to 30 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 43%. Class-load math has fell: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 2.8:1 in 2025.

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