New Mexico
923 Schools188 Districts319K Students
$19,045
Avg Per-Pupil Spend
+33% nat'l83.0%
Free Lunch Rate
+30.8pp vs nat'l72.8%
Graduation Rate
-13.7pp vs nat'l40/100
Opportunity Score
LimitedAbout New Mexico Public Schools
New Mexico has historically ranked at or near the bottom of national education rankings, with high poverty rates, a large Native American and Hispanic student population facing compounding disadvantages, and persistent underfunding from a state revenue base dominated by volatile oil and gas receipts. The 2018 Yazzie/Martinez v. State of New Mexico ruling declared the state's education system unconstitutional and prompted a historic infusion of new funding — billions in additional education dollars over the following five years — along with mandates for expanded early childhood programs, Native American language revitalization, and bilingual education support. Albuquerque Public Schools, the state's largest district, serves a majority-minority student body with significant multilingual learner representation. New Mexico uses the NMSBA assessment.
Largest District
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
80K students
Highest Per-Pupil
VAUGHN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
$42,719/student
Top Graduation Rate
SANTA ROSA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
92.5% grad rate
School Districts (188)
Per-pupil spending in New Mexico ranges from $9,231 to $42,719 across districts with available data. State avg: $19,045.
| District | Schools | Students | Per-Pupil | Grad Rate | Free Lunch | Opp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Districts — 10,000+ Students | ||||||
| ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 176 | 80K | $15,508↓19% | 70.9% | 68.9%↓17% | 40 |
| LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 39 | 23K | $13,226↓31% | 85.0%↑17% | 78.3%↓6% | 42 |
| RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 21 | 17K | $13,705↓28% | 88.5%↑22% | 33.7%↓59% | 33 |
| GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS | 28 | 13K | $15,234↓20% | 84.3%↑16% | 100.0%↑21% | 40 |
| SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 30 | 12K | $16,964↓11% | 78.7%↑8% | 75.0%↓10% | 49 |
| GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS | 31 | 12K | $17,740↓7% | 77.2%↑6% | 100.0%↑20% | 32 |
| FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 20 | 11K | $12,424↓35% | 84.5%↑16% | 67.2%↓19% | 38 |
| Medium Districts — 1,000–9,999 Students | ||||||
| HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 18 | 9,990 | $15,888↓17% | 84.4%↑16% | 100.0%↑21% | 46 |
| ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS | 22 | 9,701 | $14,402↓24% | 73.2% | 73.3%↓12% | 41 |
| LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 16 | 8,234 | $12,212↓36% | 77.2%↑6% | 75.1%↓9% | — |
| CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 18 | 7,664 | $13,013↓32% | 80.2%↑10% | 74.3%↓10% | 48 |
| CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 14 | 7,102 | $15,882↓17% | 75.1% | 31.9%↓62% | 51 |
| ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 15 | 5,575 | $13,070↓31% | 82.0%↑13% | 37.6%↓55% | 42 |
| DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 13 | 5,366 | $14,417↓24% | 69.6% | 99.9%↑20% | 40 |
| CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 17 | 5,037 | $22,238↑17% | 72.3% | 100.0%↑21% | 36 |
| LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 8 | 3,724 | $14,273↓25% | 91.0%↑25% | 13.2%↓84% | 51 |
| ARTESIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 10 | 3,722 | $15,172↓20% | 89.0%↑22% | 47.5%↓43% | 48 |
| BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 10 | 3,602 | $13,914↓27% | 76.5%↑5% | 100.0%↑21% | — |
| LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 10 | 3,382 | $14,739↓23% | 77.0%↑6% | 99.1%↑19% | 46 |
| GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS | 12 | 3,211 | $16,883↓11% | 67.5%↓7% | 99.9%↑20% | 29 |
| ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 13 | 2,954 | $15,947↓16% | 63.0%↓13% | 100.0%↑21% | 32 |
| BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 11 | 2,786 | $16,367↓14% | 60.0%↓18% | 99.9%↑20% | 26 |
| PORTALES MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 6 | 2,610 | $15,222↓20% | 77.0%↑6% | 55.9%↓33% | 51 |
| BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS | 7 | 2,584 | $14,169↓26% | 78.8%↑8% | 100.0%↑21% | 38 |
| AZTEC MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 7 | 2,562 | $14,142↓26% | 75.1% | 100.0%↑21% | 46 |
| MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT | 7 | 2,331 | $14,669↓23% | 77.0%↑6% | 100.0%↑21% | 41 |
| SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 9 | 2,273 | $14,901↓22% | 82.4%↑13% | 100.0%↑21% | 44 |
| TAOS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 9 | 2,267 | $17,490↓8% | 74.8% | 91.8%↑11% | — |
| MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS | 2 | 2,105 | $12,889↓32% | 82.0%↑13% | 100.0%↑21% | 36 |
| RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 4 | 1,820 | $14,358↓25% | 87.0%↑20% | 100.0%↑21% | — |
| POJOAQUE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 5 | 1,630 | $12,276↓36% | 77.0%↑6% | 60.0%↓28% | — |
| WEST LAS VEGAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 10 | 1,555 | $19,682 | 77.0%↑6% | 99.9%↑20% | 37 |
| SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 6 | 1,438 | $17,652↓7% | 67.0%↓8% | 97.2%↑17% | 40 |
| NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY | 1 | 1,401 | $10,833↓43% | 40.0%↓45% | 50.4%↓39% | 49 |
| T OR C MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 5 | 1,287 | $15,636↓18% | 77.0%↑6% | 100.0%↑21% | 39 |
| EXPLORE ACADEMY | 1 | 1,204 | $15,366↓19% | 64.5%↓11% | 21.8%↓74% | 43 |
| LAS VEGAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 6 | 1,202 | $19,739 | 82.0%↑13% | 100.0%↑21% | — |
| HATCH VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 5 | 1,166 | $17,010↓11% | 77.0%↑6% | 98.4%↑19% | — |
| ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 4 | 1,095 | $25,147↑32% | 70.4% | 100.0%↑21% | 32 |
| COBRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 6 | 1,023 | $18,463 | 87.0%↑20% | 100.0%↑21% | 37 |
| Small Districts — Fewer than 1,000 Students | ||||||
| ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | 1 | 910 | $13,785↓28% | 69.5% | 54.8%↓34% | 40 |
| TUCUMCARI PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 3 | 907 | $15,220↓20% | 77.0%↑6% | 100.0%↑21% | 47 |
| TULAROSA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 4 | 890 | $19,324 | 74.5% | 92.7%↑12% | — |
| RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 3 | 844 | $14,649↓23% | 74.5% | 25.0%↓70% | 35 |
| DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | 3 | 812 | $18,278 | 82.0%↑13% | 100.0%↑21% | 44 |
| CUBA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS | 3 | 746 | $29,202↑53% | 82.0%↑13% | 100.0%↑21% | 28 |
| EUNICE MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 3 | 726 | $35,660↑87% | 87.0%↑20% | 66.5%↓20% | 55 |
| Santa Fe Indian School | 1 | 694 | — | 87.0%↑20% | 99.6%↑20% | 49 |
| TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL | 1 | 677 | $13,468↓29% | — | 30.4%↓63% | 45 |
| LOVING MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS | 3 | 647 | $20,066↑5% | 84.5%↑16% | 100.0%↑21% | 50 |
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Data sourced from NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and Opportunity Atlas. Figures reflect the most recent available federal dataset (2021-22 / 2022-23). Learn more about our data sources.