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.

History

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

Schools

It includes an elementary school and a combined junior-senior high school.
The current elementary school, which has an open concept, opened in 2017. It had a cost of $15,000,000.
The former Burke Junior High School has of space. In 2019 Jal city authorities chose to turn it into a new city hall, with that function using of space in an eastern portion. This was under construction in 2021.