SOCORRO HIGH

SOCORRO HIGH operates as a compact senior high in SOCORRO, New Mexico, one of the schools within SOCORRO. Current enrollment sits at 378 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 6 schools in SOCORRO (1,318 students total), SOCORRO HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SOCORRO HIGH reports that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White, 3% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for Socorro County shows median household earnings sit near $36,570, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Socorro County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,135 students), of which SOCORRO HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SOCORRO HIGH.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOCORRO HIGH has ticked down 14%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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