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] In Catron 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.