Quemado Independent Schools
{{Short description|School district in Quemado, New Mexico, U.S.}}
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Quemado Independent Schools (Independent School District 2) is a school district headquartered in Quemado, New Mexico, U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.quemadoschools.org/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Quemado Independent Schools|accessdate=2022-07-12|quote=Physical Address 3484 US 60 Quemado, NM 87829}} Shelby Perea of the Albuquerque Journal described the district, located in a rural area, as being "small".{{cite web|last=Perea|first=Shelby|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1298297/some-districts-cant-afford-school-safety-money-that-comes-with-strings-attached.html|title=Some districts can't afford school safety money that comes with strings attached|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|place=Albuquerque, New Mexico|date=2019-03-31|accessdate=2022-07-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331232100/https://www.abqjournal.com/1298297/some-districts-cant-afford-school-safety-money-that-comes-with-strings-attached.html|archivedate=2019-03-31}}
In Catron County the district includes Quemado, Datil, Escudilla Bonita, Homestead, Pie Town, and some areas held by the Zuni Reservation.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35003_catron/DC20SD_C35003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Catron County, NM|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-12}} Additionally the district serves a portion of Cibola County, including Fence Lake.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35006_cibola/DC20SD_C35006.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cibola County, NM|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-12}}
History
Joe McDee was superintendent until 1965, when Herman D. Harm of Marsing, Idaho replaced him.{{cite news|title=Idahoan to Head Quemado Schools|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|place=Albuquerque, New Mexico|date=1965-05-25|page=A-12}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105465571/ Clipping] from Newspapers.com.
In 2019 superintendent David Lackey stated that the district was unable to use New Mexico's school safety funding due to the conditions involved in the funding.
Schools
It has two schools: a K-12 school called Quemado Elementary and High School, and an elementary school called Datil Elementary School. The latter is a two-room schoolhouse with multi-level classes.{{cite web|url=https://www.quemadoschools.org/about|title=About|publisher=Quemado Independent Schools|accessdate=2022-07-12}}
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External links
- [https://www.quemadoschools.org/ Quemado Schools]
{{Education in Cibola County, New Mexico}}
Category:Education in Catron County, New Mexico