High school (grades 9-12) · Albuquerque, NM
Southwest Secondary Learning Center
Federal NCES profile for Southwest Secondary Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
The verdict
Southwest Secondary Learning Center earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New Mexico schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Mexico schools.
- #3 of 29
- high schools in Albuquerque · Resource Index
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 16:1
- large classes for New Mexico
- 34.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Southwest Secondary Learning Center has class sizes larger than 75% of New Mexico schools. Computed live against every New Mexico school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Southwest Secondary Learning Center ranks #3 of 29 high schools in Albuquerque, NM.
School address
NCES ID 350013700819 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 350013700819 · Albuquerque, NM High · SMALL · CHARTER
144 enr · 16:1 · 34.0% lunch · RII 64
Nearest enrollment peer: Petersburg High School (144 students)
Resource Investment Index #3 of 29 high schools in Albuquerque. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New Mexico schools → · Find another →
How Southwest Secondary Learning Center compares
Southwest Secondary Learning Center on the metrics families compare, against New Mexico and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Mexico | New Mexico avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16:1 | ▲ 14% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.0% | ▼ 58% | 80.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 144 | top 73% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 41.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 65.3, Southwest Secondary Learning Center is more mixed than the New Mexico school average of 39.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Southwest Secondary Learning Center, which includes Southwest Secondary Learning Center.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~144 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~16:1)
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Secondary Learning Center
How many students attend Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
Southwest Secondary Learning Center has 144 students enrolled. It is a high school in Albuquerque, NM.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Southwest Secondary Learning Center is 16:1, which is 14% higher than the New Mexico average of 14:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
34.0% of students at Southwest Secondary Learning Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Mexico average of 80.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
The largest demographic group at Southwest Secondary Learning Center is White at 41.7% of enrollment, in Albuquerque, NM. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
Southwest Secondary Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Southwest Secondary Learning Center rank among high schools in Albuquerque?
By Resource Investment Index, Southwest Secondary Learning Center ranks #3 of 29 high schools in Albuquerque, NM. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Albuquerque on the city page.
What other schools are in Southwest Secondary Learning Center?
None; Southwest Secondary Learning Center is a single-school charter district, and Southwest Secondary Learning Center is its only campus.
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