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Onate High School

505 S Mainsuite 249

Tel: (505)527-5800

Onate High School serves 1,585 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the NM average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 79% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 76%.
Onate High School operates within the Las Cruces School District.
Las Cruces School District's 69% graduation rate is lower than the NM state average of 72%.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.41 is more than the state average of 0.38. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NM) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

American Indian	1%	10%

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	74%	61%

Black	4%	2%

White	21%	24%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.41	0.38

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	44%	57%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

Las Cruces School District's student population of 24,882 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 69% has decreased from 91% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,061 in this district is less than the state average of $12,921. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,858 is less than the state average of $12,586. The district spending/student has grown by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Las Cruces School District
Number of Schools Managed	41	3
Number of Students Managed	24,882	353

Graduation Rate	69%	72%

District Total Revenue	$253 MM	$5 MM

District Spending	$273 MM	$4 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,061	$12,921

District Spending / Student	$10,858	$12,586

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores