The San Juan River is a 383 mile long major tributary of the Colorado River and a primary drainage for the Four Corners.
Shiprock (Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "rock with wings") is a 27 million year old volcanic rock formation, designated as a National Natural Landmark, rising 1,583 feet above the desert.
The eggs and hoodoos in the Bisti Wilderness were formed in sand and silt revealed 73 million years ago when the Western Interior Seaway receded.
The La Plata Mountains, seen from San Juan County, are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in sw Colorado, and includes Hesperus Mountain at 13,332 feet.
Angel Peak Scenic Area is located 15 miles south of Bloomfield in San Juan County, with over 10,000 acres of rugged terrain, badlands and deep canyons.
The Aztec Ruins National Monument, on 318 acres, consists of dwellings and sacred structures built by Ancient Pueblo Indians in the 12th and 13th Centuries.
Navajo Lake is a 3800 feet long and 400 feet deep reservoir located in northeastern San Juan County, created from a dam completed in 1962.
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness (Bisti Badlands) is a 45,000-acre wilderness area full of rock formations made of sandstone, shale, mudstone, and silt.

Graduation Rates

Education
San Juan County's estimated graduation rate of 76.6% is similar to New Mexico's rate of 76.8%. New Mexico is among the states with the lowest graduation rates, below the U.S. rate of 85.3%.
San Juan County Graduation Rate
4-Year Graduation Rate, 2021 Cohort
Estimated, Countywide

School Districts

Graduation rates for the four school districts are shown below.

Aztec Municipal Schools

The total enrollment of Aztec Municipal Schools is 2,563 students in the 2020-2021 school year.
2021 4-Year Graduation Rate
Aztec Municipal Schools
Males: Graduation Rate
Females: Graduation Rate
Trend
  • Student Demographics: Native American 14.6%, Hispanic/Latino 31.0%, Caucasian 52.9%, Asian <1%, African American < 1%, Multiracial <1%
  • 72.3% households with broadband Internet
  • 16.2% families with income below the poverty level

Bloomfield Municipal Schools

The total enrollment of Bloomfield Municipal Schools is 2,568 students in the 2020-2021 school year.
2021 4-Year Graduation Rate
Bloomfield Municipal Schools
Males: Graduation Rate
Females: Graduation Rate
Trend
  • Student Demographics: Native American 37.4%, Hispanic/Latino 34.4%, Caucasian 27.0%, Asian <1%, African American <1%, Multiracial <1%
  • 62.6% households with broadband Internet
  • 26.6% families with income below the poverty level

Central Consolidated Schools

The total enrollment of Central Consolidated Schools is 4,997 students in the 2020-2021 school year.
2021 4-Year Graduation Rate
Central Consolidated Schools
Males: Graduation Rate
Females: Graduation Rate
Trend
  • Student Demographics: Native American 89.7%, Hispanic/Latino 3.8%, Caucasian 5.9%, Asian <1%, African American <1%, Multiracial <1%
  • 37.4% households with broadband Internet
  • 34.3% families with income below the poverty level

Farmington Municipal Schools

The total enrollment of Central Consolidated Schools is 11,148 students in the 2020-2021 school year.
2021 4-Year Graduation Rate
Farmington Municipal Schools
Males: Graduation Rate
Females: Graduation Rate
Trend
  • Student Demographics: Native American 33.7%, Hispanic/Latino 31.4%, Caucasian 32.4%, Asian 1.0%, African American 1.2%, Multiracial <1%
  • 71.3% households with broadband Internet
  • 22.3% families with income below the poverty level

Graduation rates are from the New Mexico Public Education Department:
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/accountability/graduation/

School Demographic data are from the 2018 NM PED District Report Cards:
http://webed.ped.state.nm.us/sites/conference/2018%20District%20Report%20Cards/Forms/AllItems.aspx 

Broadband Internet and Family Poverty statistics are from the US Census American Community Survey (2014-2018). Dashboards for ACS data by school districts are available at National Center for Education Statistics:  (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/acsdashboard)

Enrollment data by district, school and grade are available from the New Mexico Public Education Department: 
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/information-technology/stars/
NOTE: The 4-year graduation rate refers to the percentage of students who graduate with a regular diploma within 4 years of starting the 9th grade. See national data and read more about "graduation rates" versus "drop out rates" at: https://educationdata.org/high-school-dropout-rate

The NM PED provides graduation rates by district and school. For this website, the countywide rate was estimated using the 2020-2021 enrollment data for high schools.
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