Capitan Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 102 students
Capitan High
519 Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan, NM 88316
Grades
9–12
High
Students
134
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Capitan
Lincoln County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 161 New Mexico high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Capitan High
Capitan High is a public high school in Capitan, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Capitan. The school is located in a rural area in Lincoln County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 134 students were enrolled, with about 8.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New Mexico high school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 161 New Mexico high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 134 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 27
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Capitan
- County
- Lincoln County
- NCES school ID
- 350027000161
Schools near Capitan High
All 3 schools in Capitan →
Capitan Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 207 students
White Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades 3–5 · 374 students
Ruidoso High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 527 students
Carrizozo High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 47 students
Hondo High
Public · Grades 7–12 · 46 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.