The elementary is housed at Old Main. The middle school stands down the hill in space at Patagonia High. Bond issues failed The schools are in bad shape because the area has voters who routinely turn down bond issues. And even if they were to approve one, they would be limited in how much money they could raise because of relatively low property wealth. The problem isn't that Patagonians don't support education, it's just that there's not much money in town.
Many residents are ranchers or ranch hands.
The districts simply make do. The high school band room, for example, is a former auto repair shed. Sunlight creeps in through cracks in its walls. Cockroach eggs sometimes crunch underfoot. Up the hill at Old Main, a classroom sink drains into the schoolyard.