VAUGHN HIGH

VAUGHN HIGH operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in VAUGHN, New Mexico, one of the schools within VAUGHN. Current enrollment sits at 27 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 450.

VAUGHN HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by VAUGHN, a district that teaches 70 students overall.

On demographics, VAUGHN HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder is composed of 11% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting VAUGHN HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at VAUGHN HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Guadalupe County) shows that median household income runs about $42,750, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Guadalupe County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 643 students), VAUGHN HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VAUGHN ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. VAUGHN HIGH's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 32 (now 27). Hispanic enrollment moved from 97% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 in 2025.

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