📍 100 Property Street, Jal, Lea County, 88252
Jal High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jal, Lea County. The school has 147 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jal Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jal High enrolls 147 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 78% |
| White | 32 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 147 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Jal 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.
Jal High is one of 3 schools in JAL, based in JAL, New Mexico. The district serves 567 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 147 students, Jal High is smaller than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote