📍 100 North Lincoln, Dexter, Chaves County, 88230
Dexter High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dexter, Chaves County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dexter Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter High enrolls 254 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 81% |
| White | 47 | 19% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 254 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dexter 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-30, state senate district 32, state house district 58.
Dexter High is one of 3 schools in DEXTER, based in DEXTER, New Mexico. The district serves 772 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Dexter High is close to the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant