Quemado Independent Schools (Independent School District 2) is a school district headquartered in Quemado, New Mexico, U.S.[1] Shelby Perea of the Albuquerque Journal described the district, located in a rural area, as being "small".[2]
InCatron County the district includes Quemado, Datil, Escudilla Bonita, Homestead, Pie Town, and some areas held by the Zuni Reservation.[3] Additionally the district serves a portion of Cibola County, including Fence Lake.[4]
Joe McDee was superintendent until 1965, when Herman D. Harm of Marsing, Idaho replaced him.[5]
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.[2]
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.[6]
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Education in Cibola County, New Mexico
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Areas in the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation, while physically in the Grants/Cibola County district, are bussed to Gallup-McKinley County Schools (including Ramah Middle/High School) as per an agreement with the two districts. | |
