ROY HIGH

Located at 5TH ST AND ROOSEVELT ST, in ROY, New Mexico, ROY HIGH is a micro-enrollment senior high that caters to 33 students (grades 7 through 12), part of ROY. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

ROY runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 72 students. ROY HIGH is one of those campuses.

Demographically, ROY HIGH records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 33% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Harding County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting ROY HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at ROY HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, Harding County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,553 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Harding County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 158 students), of which ROY HIGH is one.

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

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. ROY HIGH's enrollment has climbed 230% since 2018, when it stood at 10 (now 33). Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 1.7:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 in 2025.

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