Carlsbad High School (CHS) is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States, and has a student population of over 1600 students. It is a part of the Carlsbad Municipal School District. In addition to Carlsbad, the Carlsbad district, of which Carlsbad High is the only comprehensive high school, includes: Happy Valley, La Huerta, Livingston Wheeler, Malaga, and Whites City. The school also serves the nearby communities of Queen and Otis. CHS received a "C" grade from the New Mexico Public Education Department in 2016.

Campus

The Carlsbad High School Campus was opened in 1962, with the conversion of the previous high school into what is present-day Carlsbad Intermediate School. Carlsbad High School consists of nine buildings scattered across a large campus. The Main Building is a three-story building with an interior atrium opening to the northeast. Also on campus are the Freshman Academy (where classes for most freshmen are held), the Science Building, the PAD (housing the History and Math departments), the cafeteria (also housing the theatre department), the Gym Complex (including a public-access natatorium), the Performing Arts Center (containing the band, choir, dance, and cheerleading programs), the Arts and Crafts building, and the Building Trades Center. CHS is the largest high school campus in the state of New Mexico, and one of the largest in the country.

Athletics

CHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 3. In 2013, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. Carlsbad High School has a total of 68 state titles, which puts it in fourth place for most state titles across all sports divisions in New Mexico. CHS competes in a wide variety of sports as the Cavemen and Cavegirls:

Notable alumni