New Mexico Schools
- NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- 300 DON GASPAR
- SANTA FE, NM 87501
- (505) 827-5800
Below is a summary of public and private K-12 schools in New Mexico, the information provided includes details on state finances, overall faculty numbers and student enrollment. We have also collected graduation and dropout rates which are broken down by grade and race.
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State Information For Public Schools
New Mexico School Rankings
State Ranking
Graduation Rate | 66.8% | - |
Dropout Rate | 5.2% | - |
Per Pupil Spending | $8,906 | - |
Students Per Teacher | 14.5 | - |
Number of Schools | 866 | - |
Number of Students | 330,245 | - |
Number of (FTE) Teachers | 22,825 | - |
New Mexico Student, Faculty and Staff Statistics (2008)
Student Enrollment Per Grade
Student/Teacher Ratio | ||
---|---|---|
Total Student Enrollment | 330,245 | 14.5 |
Prekindergarten Students | 6,365 | 15.6 |
Kindergarten Students | 25,680 | 19.6 |
1st Grade Students | 26,085 | - |
2nd Grade Students | 25,858 | - |
3rd Grade Students | 25,275 | - |
4th Grade Students | 25,119 | - |
5th Grade Students | 24,544 | - |
6th Grade Students | 24,191 | - |
7th Grade Students | 23,932 | - |
8th Grade Students | 24,366 | - |
9th Grade Students | 30,191 | - |
10th Grade Students | 26,530 | - |
11th Grade Students | 22,169 | - |
12th Grade Students | 19,940 | - |
Ungraded Students | - | - |
Teachers Per Grade Level
Student/Teacher Ratio | ||
---|---|---|
Total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Teachers | 22,825 | 14.5 |
Prekindergarten Teachers | 407 | 15.6 |
Kindergarten Teachers | 1,307 | 19.6 |
Elementary Teachers | 11,759 | - |
Secondary Teachers | 5,127 | - |
Teachers of Ungraded Classes | 4,225 | - |
Instructional Faculty
Instructional Aides | 6,347 |
Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors | 807 |
Guidance Counselors & Directors
Total Guidance Counselors & Directors | 844 |
Elementary | 485 |
Secondary | 322 |
Other | 37 |
Librarians & Staff
Librarians | 295 |
Library Support Staff | 269 |
Administrators
Total Administrators & Support Staff | 16,463 |
Local Education Agency (LEA) Administrators | 842 |
LEA Administrative Support Staff | 70 |
School Administrators | 1,335 |
School Administrative Support Staff | 3,830 |
Student Support Services | 3,103 |
Other Support Services Staff | 7,283 |
New Mexico State Financial Details (2008)
State Revenues For Education
Percent of Total | ||
---|---|---|
Total Revenues | $3,655,606,953 | - |
Total Local Revenues | $568,697,971 | 15.6% |
Property Tax | $406,998,274 | 11.1% |
Non-Property Tax | - | - |
Local Government Property Tax | - | - |
Local Government Non-Property Tax | - | - |
Individual Tuition | $2,879,299 | 0.08% |
Tuition From LEAs | - | - |
Individual Transportation Fees | - | - |
Transportation Fees From LEAs | - | - |
Earnings on Investments | $65,908,490 | 1.8% |
Food Service | $26,898,201 | 0.7% |
Student Activities | $21,345,112 | 0.6% |
Textbooks | $8,280 | 0.00% |
Summer School | $679,134 | 0.02% |
Other Revenues | $43,981,181 | 1.2% |
Intermediate Revenues | $2,337,147 | 0.06% |
Total State Revenues | $2,587,683,230 | 70.8% |
Total Federal Revenues | $496,888,605 | 13.6% |
Direct Grants | $159,471,377 | 4.4% |
Revenues Through State | $329,950,462 | 9.0% |
Revenues Through Intermediate Agencies | $7,368 | 0.00% |
Other Sources | $7,459,398 | 0.2% |
State Expenses For Education
Percent of Total | ||
---|---|---|
Total Current Expenditures | $3,057,060,748 | - |
Total Instructional Expenditures | $1,758,817,909 | 57.5% |
Salaries | $1,220,474,796 | 39.9% |
Teacher Salaries - Regular | $768,109,061 | 25.1% |
Teacher Salaries - Special Education | $238,530,972 | 7.8% |
Teacher Salaries - Vocational | $19,706,252 | 0.6% |
Teacher Salaries - Other | $56,177,669 | 1.8% |
Employee Benefits | $365,724,715 | 12.0% |
Purchased Services | $62,854,760 | 2.1% |
Tuition To Private and Out-of-State Schools | - | - |
Tuition To Other LEAs In-State | - | - |
Supplies | $109,541,384 | 0.1% |
Property | $222,254 | 0.01% |
Other | - | - |
Textbooks | $23,067,984 | 0.8% |
Salaries | $587,280,871 | 19.2% |
Student Support | $194,930,859 | 6.4% |
Instructional Staff Support | $55,185,126 | 1.8% |
General Administration Support | $30,974,615 | 1.0% |
School Administration Support | $129,231,191 | 4.2% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $105,464,425 | 3.4% |
Student Transportation Support | $21,964,238 | 0.7% |
Other Support | $49,530,417 | 1.6% |
Employee Benefits | $181,335,185 | 5.9% |
Student Support | $57,205,244 | 1.9% |
Instructional Staff Support | $16,984,024 | 0.6% |
General Administration Support | $8,566,133 | 0.3% |
School Administration Support | $39,493,907 | 1.3% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $35,449,472 | 1.2% |
Student Transportation Support | $8,327,795 | 0.3% |
Other Support | $15,308,610 | 0.5% |
Purchased Services | $281,681,155 | 9.2% |
Student Support | $52,608,277 | 1.7% |
Instructional Staff Support | $14,914,252 | 0.5% |
General Administration Support | $25,099,010 | 0.8% |
School Administration Support | $8,887,261 | 0.3% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $93,300,781 | 3.1% |
Student Transportation Support | $71,521,885 | 2.3% |
Other Support | $15,349,689 | 0.5% |
Supplies | $119,642,710 | 3.9% |
Student Support | $9,904,465 | 0.3% |
Instructional Staff Support | $14,350,838 | 0.5% |
General Administration Support | $3,110,707 | 0.1% |
School Administration Support | $4,186,637 | 0.1% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $75,735,870 | 2.5% |
Student Transportation Support | $6,667,191 | 0.2% |
Other Support | $5,687,002 | 0.2% |
Property | $12,464,626 | 0.4% |
Student Support | $489,013 | 0.02% |
Instructional Staff Support | $725,188 | 0.02% |
General Administration Support | $157,726 | 0.01% |
School Administration Support | $432,783 | 0.01% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $1,146,168 | 0.04% |
Student Transportation Support | $8,824,806 | 0.3% |
Other Support | $688,942 | 0.02% |
Other | $2,062,399 | 0.07% |
Student Support | $193,829 | 0.01% |
Instructional Staff Support | $117,548 | 0.00% |
General Administration Support | $150,603 | 0.00% |
School Administration Support | $6,382 | 0.00% |
Operation & Maintenance Support | $791,211 | 0.03% |
Student Transportation Support | $12,957 | 0.00% |
Other Support | $789,869 | 0.03% |
Total Non-Instructional Expenditures | $126,240,519 | 4.1% |
Food Services | $124,679,901 | 4.1% |
Salaries | $38,645,332 | 1.3% |
Employee Benefits | $15,199,690 | 0.5% |
Purchased Services | $15,647,571 | 0.5% |
Supplies | $55,041,999 | 1.8% |
Property | - | - |
Other | $145,309 | 0.00% |
Enterprise | $1,560,618 | 0.05% |
Salaries | $601,363 | 0.02% |
Employee Benefits | $151,844 | 0.00% |
Purchased Services | $468,329 | 0.02% |
Supplies | $339,082 | 0.01% |
Property | - | - |
Other | - | - |
New Mexico State Graduation and Dropout Details (2007)
Graduation Rate By Race
Graduation Rate | ||
---|---|---|
American Indian | 61.0% | |
Asian | 100.0% | |
Hispanic | 62.3% | |
Black | 71.4% | |
White | 74.7% | |
Total | 66.8% |
Diploma Count By Race
Diploma Count | ||
---|---|---|
American Indian | 2,177 | |
Asian | 297 | |
Hispanic | 8,740 | |
Black | 467 | |
White | 6,583 | |
Total | 18,264 |
Other High School Completion Certificate (OHC) Recipients By Race
OHC Count | ||
---|---|---|
American Indian | 123 | |
Asian | 10 | |
Hispanic | 398 | |
Black | 20 | |
White | 65 | |
Total | 616 |
General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Recipients By Race (Ages 16-19)
GED Count | ||
---|---|---|
American Indian | 173 | |
Asian | 25 | |
Hispanic | 876 | |
Black | 38 | |
White | 853 | |
Total | 2,186 |
Dropout Rates By Grade
Dropouts | Dropout Rate | |
---|---|---|
Grade 9 | 1,468 | 4.9% |
Grade 10 | 1,491 | 5.6% |
Grade 11 | 1,192 | 5.3% |
Grade 12 | 981 | 5.1% |
Grades 9-12 Total | 5,132 | 5.2% |
Dropout Rates By Race (Grades 9-12)
Dropouts | Dropout Rate | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 343 | 9.2% |
Asian | 11 | 3.2% |
Hispanic | 798 | 5.3% |
Black | 44 | 5.9% |
White | 272 | 3.5% |
Dropout Rates By Gender (Grades 9-12)
Dropouts | Dropout Rate | |
---|---|---|
Male | 2,852 | 5.7% |
Female | 2,280 | 4.7% |
City List
City Name | Schools | Students | S:T Ratio | Median Income | Rating | Grade |
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Alamogordo | 19 | 5,832 | 15.2 | $30,928 | 23 Reviews | |
Albuquerque | 240 | 97,636 | 15.1 | $38,272 | 76 Reviews | |
Animas | 3 | 238 | 11.2 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Anthony | 8 | 5,169 | 15.5 | $22,547 | Not Yet Rated | |
Anton Chico | 2 | 83 | 8.3 | - | 1 Reviews | |
Artesia | 9 | 3,582 | 14.9 | $29,529 | 6 Reviews | |
Aztec | 7 | 3,401 | 15.4 | $33,110 | 9 Reviews | |
Bayard | 3 | 797 | 11.5 | $21,957 | 1 Reviews | |
Belen | 11 | 4,148 | 16.5 | $26,754 | 8 Reviews | |
Bernalillo | 5 | 2,434 | 12.6 | $30,864 | Not Yet Rated | |
Bloomfield | 6 | 2,894 | 16.0 | $32,905 | 5 Reviews | |
Bosque Farms | 3 | 427 | 14.7 | $44,055 | Not Yet Rated | |
Capitan | 3 | 509 | 13.1 | $27,188 | Not Yet Rated | |
Carlsbad | 16 | 5,955 | 15.7 | $30,658 | 10 Reviews | |
Carrizozo | 3 | 176 | 9.8 | $22,647 | Not Yet Rated | |
Chama | 2 | 125 | 9.8 | $30,513 | Not Yet Rated | |
Chaparral | 5 | 3,436 | 15.5 | $22,692 | 2 Reviews | |
Cimarron | 4 | 308 | 9.5 | $27,875 | Not Yet Rated | |
Clayton | 5 | 594 | 13.0 | $25,600 | 1 Reviews | |
Cliff | 2 | 240 | 12.0 | - | 1 Reviews | |
Cloudcroft | 3 | 443 | 13.4 | $40,795 | 4 Reviews | |
Clovis | 21 | 9,114 | 17.4 | $28,878 | 11 Reviews | |
Corona | 2 | 84 | 6.2 | $28,594 | Not Yet Rated | |
Corrales | 4 | 471 | 16.1 | $67,217 | 3 Reviews | |
Crownpoint | 3 | 681 | 14.2 | $29,792 | Not Yet Rated | |
Cuba | 7 | 777 | 12.0 | $21,538 | 1 Reviews | |
Datil | 2 | 28 | 9.2 | - | Not Yet Rated | - |
Deming | 11 | 4,856 | 16.5 | $20,081 | 3 Reviews | |
Des Moines | 2 | 97 | 7.1 | $27,321 | Not Yet Rated | - |
Dexter | 3 | 1,071 | 14.0 | $30,707 | Not Yet Rated | |
Dixon | 2 | 70 | 10.0 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Dora | 2 | 241 | 11.3 | $38,333 | Not Yet Rated | |
Dulce | 4 | 682 | 13.6 | $26,818 | Not Yet Rated | |
Edgewood | 5 | 946 | 15.2 | $42,500 | 7 Reviews | |
El Prado | 3 | 138 | 15.6 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Elida | 2 | 130 | 9.3 | $22,917 | Not Yet Rated | |
Espanola | 14 | 2,364 | 15.2 | $27,144 | Not Yet Rated | |
Estancia | 6 | 872 | 12.5 | $24,276 | 2 Reviews | |
Eunice | 4 | 595 | 13.8 | $31,722 | Not Yet Rated | |
Fairview | 2 | 1,423 | 16.3 | - | 2 Reviews | |
Farmington | 30 | 10,463 | 15.5 | $37,663 | 6 Reviews | |
Floyd | 3 | 246 | 12.0 | $27,083 | Not Yet Rated | |
Fort Sumner | 3 | 312 | 11.0 | $19,583 | Not Yet Rated | |
Gallina | 4 | 217 | 13.6 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Gallup | 24 | 7,849 | 14.9 | $34,868 | 4 Reviews | |
Grady | 3 | 127 | 8.5 | $26,250 | 1 Reviews | |
Grants | 9 | 2,349 | 14.9 | $30,652 | 4 Reviews | |
Hagerman | 4 | 437 | 10.3 | $23,295 | Not Yet Rated | |
Hatch | 4 | 1,225 | 15.9 | $21,250 | Not Yet Rated | |
Hobbs | 20 | 8,194 | 16.1 | $28,100 | 6 Reviews | |
Hondo | 2 | 169 | 10.0 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
House | 3 | 83 | 5.5 | $25,625 | 2 Reviews | |
Jal | 3 | 418 | 15.6 | $30,848 | Not Yet Rated | |
Jemez Pueblo | 5 | 492 | 12.0 | $28,889 | Not Yet Rated | |
Kirtland | 7 | 3,181 | 15.2 | $45,000 | 7 Reviews | |
Lake Arthur | 3 | 149 | 7.8 | $22,386 | 3 Reviews | |
Las Cruces | 38 | 22,119 | 16.4 | $30,375 | 20 Reviews | |
Las Vegas | 18 | 3,679 | 13.6 | $24,214 | 17 Reviews | |
Logan | 3 | 236 | 11.6 | $24,871 | Not Yet Rated | |
Lordsburg | 5 | 629 | 12.6 | $21,036 | 2 Reviews | |
Los Alamos | 7 | 2,772 | 13.7 | $71,536 | Not Yet Rated | |
Los Lunas | 18 | 7,389 | 16.0 | $36,240 | 7 Reviews | |
Loving | 3 | 648 | 15.8 | $22,414 | Not Yet Rated | |
Lovington | 10 | 3,349 | 16.1 | $26,458 | 4 Reviews | |
Magdalena | 3 | 453 | 10.5 | $22,917 | Not Yet Rated | |
Maxwell | 3 | 86 | 7.0 | $23,750 | Not Yet Rated | |
Melrose | 3 | 231 | 11.2 | $26,607 | Not Yet Rated | |
Mesilla | 2 | 492 | 11.2 | $42,275 | Not Yet Rated | |
Mora | 4 | 497 | 13.3 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Moriarty | 4 | 2,133 | 16.1 | $25,150 | 2 Reviews | |
Mosquero | 2 | 44 | 7.5 | $25,000 | Not Yet Rated | - |
Mountainair | 4 | 320 | 10.5 | $21,146 | Not Yet Rated | |
Navajo | 3 | 567 | 10.5 | $14,688 | 4 Reviews | |
New Laguna | 2 | 364 | 11.4 | - | 1 Reviews | |
Newcomb | 3 | 769 | 12.2 | $16,500 | 3 Reviews | |
Ojo Caliente | 3 | 294 | 13.4 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Pecos | 3 | 711 | 17.3 | $30,549 | Not Yet Rated | |
Pena Blanca | 2 | 262 | 12.7 | $24,063 | Not Yet Rated | |
Penasco | 3 | 509 | 12.7 | $23,088 | 2 Reviews | |
Portales | 7 | 2,931 | 15.4 | $24,658 | 1 Reviews | |
Quemado | 2 | 149 | 8.7 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Questa | 5 | 435 | 12.9 | $23,448 | 1 Reviews | |
Ramah | 2 | 390 | 10.8 | $25,313 | Not Yet Rated | |
Ranchos De Taos | 3 | 674 | 15.6 | $28,750 | Not Yet Rated | |
Raton | 5 | 1,346 | 14.2 | $27,028 | 1 Reviews | |
Reserve | 2 | 160 | 7.6 | $24,750 | Not Yet Rated | |
Rio Rancho | 22 | 15,565 | 15.9 | $47,169 | 5 Reviews | |
Roswell | 30 | 10,126 | 16.6 | $27,252 | 20 Reviews | |
Roy | 2 | 53 | 6.2 | $21,111 | Not Yet Rated | - |
Ruidoso | 6 | 2,259 | 15.6 | $37,107 | Not Yet Rated | |
San Jon | 3 | 151 | 12.3 | $22,917 | Not Yet Rated | |
Sandia Park | 2 | 657 | 13.8 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Santa Cruz | 2 | 201 | 22.3 | $28,750 | Not Yet Rated | - |
Santa Fe | 61 | 15,420 | 16.1 | $40,392 | 7 Reviews | |
Santa Rosa | 4 | 540 | 13.4 | $25,085 | Not Yet Rated | |
Santa Teresa | 3 | 2,464 | 15.4 | $61,500 | Not Yet Rated | |
Santo Domingo Pueblo | 2 | 332 | 10.6 | $26,563 | Not Yet Rated | |
Shiprock | 6 | 2,348 | 15.1 | $24,523 | 3 Reviews | |
Silver City | 12 | 2,915 | 14.7 | $25,881 | 4 Reviews | |
Socorro | 6 | 1,761 | 14.4 | $22,530 | 3 Reviews | |
Springer | 6 | 209 | 11.8 | $27,850 | Not Yet Rated | |
Sunland Park | 3 | 1,676 | 15.8 | $20,164 | Not Yet Rated | |
Taos | 10 | 2,203 | 14.5 | $25,016 | Not Yet Rated | |
Tatum | 3 | 322 | 15.7 | $28,833 | Not Yet Rated | |
Texico | 3 | 566 | 16.0 | $24,519 | Not Yet Rated | |
Thoreau | 4 | 1,056 | 13.5 | $29,280 | Not Yet Rated | |
Tierra Amarilla | 3 | 275 | 12.2 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
Tijeras | 4 | 766 | 14.3 | $34,167 | Not Yet Rated | |
Tohatchi | 3 | 830 | 12.6 | $28,167 | 2 Reviews | |
Truth or Consequences | 5 | 1,294 | 15.1 | $20,986 | Not Yet Rated | |
Tucumcari | 3 | 1,091 | 12.8 | $22,560 | Not Yet Rated | |
Tularosa | 4 | 954 | 11.8 | $27,522 | 1 Reviews | |
Vaughn | 2 | 105 | 7.2 | $23,083 | Not Yet Rated | |
Wagon Mound | 2 | 78 | 6.6 | $17,273 | 1 Reviews | |
White Rock | 2 | 622 | 12.1 | $92,813 | 2 Reviews | |
White Sands | 2 | 433 | 16.7 | $43,500 | Not Yet Rated | |
Zuni | 7 | 1,405 | 13.5 | - | Not Yet Rated | |
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