SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY

SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY is an one-room-style elementary campus in SILVER CITY, New Mexico, operated by SILVER CITY. The school caters to 43 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in SILVER CITY (2,100 students total), SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 19% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Grant County shows the typical household earns roughly $44,958 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY is one of 16 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students).

Nearest neighbor: SILVER HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY.

SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY operates from a town-based location.

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