Public schools in Grants, NM
Grants has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,094 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Grants-Cibola County Schools runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Grants's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Grants | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants-Cibola County Schools | 5 | 3,211 | $20,276 |
| Nm Corrections | 2 | 34 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
4 high schools in Grants, 866 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants High | 807 | 12.1 | 93.2% | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
| Gccs Early College High School | 50 | 7.0 | 100.0% | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
| Northwestern Nm Corrections | 8 | not reported | not reported | Nm Corrections |
| Western Nm Corrections | 1 | not reported | not reported | Nm Corrections |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Grants, 416 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos Middle | 416 | 11.2 | 94.2% | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Grants, 812 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa View Elementary | 465 | 11.3 | 94.6% | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
| Mount Taylor Elementary | 347 | 10.4 | 94.2% | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Grants's public schools compare with New Mexico's
The median Grants school has 11.2 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Mexico median of 12.5. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 79% across the state. Its median school enrolls 347 students (state 282).
| Grants | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.2 | 12.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 347 | 282 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 79% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 71% | 93% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Grants schools and the 859 New Mexico schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Grants
- Grants-Cibola County SchoolsRuns 5 of Grants's 7 public schools and spent $20,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,276
- Grants High, the largest high school in Grants807 students in 2024-25, 12.1 per teacher.807
- Compare Grants-Cibola County Schools with Nm CorrectionsGrants's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New MexicoNew Mexico's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Grants addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Roswell22 schools
- Farmington20 schools
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- Gallup18 schools
Questions about schools in Grants
How many public schools are in Grants, NM?
7 public schools with an address in Grants were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,094 students.What is the largest high school in Grants?
Grants High, with 807 students in 2024-25 (Grants-Cibola County Schools).Which districts run Grants's schools?
Grants-Cibola County Schools (5 schools), Nm Corrections (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25