📍 1101 19th Street, Eunice, Lea County, 88231
Eunice High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Eunice, Lea County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eunice Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eunice High enrolls 219 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 64% |
| White | 74 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 219 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Eunice High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-20, state senate district 41, state house district 61.
Eunice High is one of 3 schools in EUNICE, based in EUNICE, New Mexico. The district serves 748 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Eunice High is close to the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote