UNIVERSITY HIGH

As a micro-enrollment four-year high school in ROSWELL, New Mexico, UNIVERSITY HIGH teaches 167 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by ROSWELL. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

ROSWELL runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 9,184 students. UNIVERSITY HIGH is one of those campuses.

On demographics, UNIVERSITY HIGH lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 24% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Chaves County) records that the typical household earns roughly $52,938 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Chaves County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students), of which UNIVERSITY HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNIVERSITY HIGH has grew 27%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 78% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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