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SANTA FE HIGH
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SANTA FE HIGH
SANTA FE HIGH is one of the well-populated 9-12 campuss in SANTA FE, New Mexico, one of the schools within SANTA FE, with 1,491 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so SANTA FE HIGH sits 231% larger than that benchmark.
Within SANTA FE, which oversees 29 schools and 11,182 students, SANTA FE HIGH is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, SANTA FE HIGH logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 18% White, 2% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting SANTA FE 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. That share is above Santa Fe County's rate of about 84%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Santa Fe County indicate median household income runs about $79,071, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Santa Fe County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students), SANTA FE HIGH is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
SANTA FE HIGH operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANTA FE HIGH has expanded 4%, going from 1,438 students in 2018 to 1,491 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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