TAOS HIGH

TAOS HIGH is a sizable senior high in TAOS, New Mexico, operated by TAOS. The school enrolls 749 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so TAOS HIGH sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

TAOS runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,184 students. TAOS HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, TAOS HIGH shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder breaks down as 16% White, 7% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Taos County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Taos County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,950, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Taos County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students), of which TAOS HIGH is one.

TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. TAOS HIGH's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 803 (now 749). The White share of enrollment declined from 25% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for TAOS HIGH typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.