Dexter High School
P.o. Box 159, Dexter, NM, 88230 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Dexter High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Chaves County, NM
Students & Faculty
Total Students 374 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 25 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 116 students
Grade 10 - 107 students
Grade 11 - 79 students
Grade 12 - 72 students
This School
(NM) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NM) School Average
% American Indian n/a 19%
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 70% 46%
% Black 1% 2%
% White 29% 31%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NM) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 58% 40%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 14% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 5% n/a
School Performance:
(NM) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Dexter Consolidated s School District
This School's Agency
(NM) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 5
Number of Students Managed 1,154 students 760 students
District Total Revenue $10,388,000 $10,318,000
District Expenditure $10,420,000 $10,204,000
District Revenue / Student $9,002 $13,576
District Expenditure / Student $9,029 $13,426
District Graduation Rates 98% 73%
In the News:
  • Young men add strength to YDT’s ‘Nutcracker’ (The Dexter Leader)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 03:21:39 pm
    For the Dexter Leader While many of their peers are doing homework or chatting on Facebook, several Dexter and Chelsea area young men are busy perfecting their Arabesques and learning the best way to catch a young woman in mid-air. They are the cadre of male dancers that dedicate themselves to four performances of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic ballet, ‘The Nutcracker.’ This year, seven young men ...
  • Dexter media day (Dexter Daily Statesman)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:49:09 pm
    A photographer from the area shows members of Dexter's Lady Bearcats how he would like them to pose for a picture during media Day Wednesday at Dexter High School. Local media outlets are on hand as...
  • Dexter High School, Community High School win national high school publication awards (The Ann Arbor News)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:47:26 pm
    Journalists from two Washtenaw County high schools have won the highest possible honor in high school journalism. The staff of The Squall from Dexter High School and the staff of The Communicator from Ann Arbor's Community High School were both......
  • Future Thoroughbred: Bazzell will pitch for Murray State University in 2011 (The Daily Dunklin Democrat)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:15:16 am
    Trey Bazzell's left arm has taken him a lot of places over the last few years. A Bootheel Conference Tournament title. Two regular-season Bootheel Conference championships. Two American Legion...
  • Mercy beats Lakeland volleyball in four games (Milford Times)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:56:53 am
    The Lakeland volleyball season came to a close Thursday night in the regional finals against Farmington Hills Mercy at Dexter High school. Mercy rolls into the quarterfinals with a 27-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-16 victory. Lakeland finishes the season 40-12-3. Read much more about the game in the Nov. 19 Milford Times.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (88230)
School Zip (88230)
(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate) 5,225 people 1,854,322 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 13% 24%
Population Average Age 31 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 3.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $29,550 $34,281
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 33 years old 35 years old
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Zipcode (88230)


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% Owning / % Renting 79% / 21% 67% / 33%
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