In 1960, the school became under the authority of the Silver City Board of Education.

The dedication for the new building was held on Sunday, October 29, 1967, at 2:30 p.m., where Superintendent John H. Gaines presided.

At the time, the present enrollment of Silver High was 568 for the 10th, 11th and 12th grades, which was a 15% increase from the year before.

The new high school started with 28 teachers plus administrative and maintenance staff.

[2] Silver High School has historically been a 4A division school in the New Mexico Activities Association (the state agency responsible for managing high school athletics in New Mexico), but for the 2010-11 school year, SHS was reduced to a 3A rating.