Jal Public Schools

Jal Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Jal, New Mexico.

The district is entirely in Lea County and includes Jal.[1]

History

In 2015 the school district voters approved a bond for $45,000,000 so the district could build new facilities.[2]

Schools

It includes an elementary school (Jal Elementary School) and a combined junior-senior high school (Jal Junior-Senior High School).

The current elementary school, which has an open concept, opened in 2017. It had a cost of $15,000,000.[2]

The former Burke Junior High School has 37,900 square feet (3,520 m2) of space. In 2019 Jal city authorities chose to turn it into a new city hall, with that function using 14,300 square feet (1,330 m2) of space in an eastern portion. This was under construction in 2021.[3]

References
  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lea County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. "Jal celebrates opening of $15 million elementary". Hobbs News. October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  3. "Work on new Jal City Hall underway". Hobbs News. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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