📍 519 Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan, Lincoln County, 88316
Capitan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Capitan, Lincoln County. The school has 142 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Capitan Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capitan High enrolls 142 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 87 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 142 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capitan High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 39, state house district 59.
Capitan High is one of 3 schools in CAPITAN, based in CAPITAN, New Mexico. The district serves 443 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 142 students, Capitan High is close to the district average of about 148 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant