Socorro Consolidated Schools

Public school district · Socorro County · New Mexico · NCES district ID 3502460

Socorro Consolidated Schools spent $18,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,080). Its 6 schools enrolled 1,318 students in 2024-25; 68.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,733 per student, up 22.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Mexico districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Socorro Consolidated Schools in enrollment (1,095 to 1,820 students) and Socorro Consolidated Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Socorro Consolidated Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Socorro Consolidated Schools $18,631; Hatch Valley $18,437; Las Vegas City Schools $18,154; West Las Vegas Public Schools $17,994; T or C Municipal Schools $17,577; Ruidoso Municipal Schools $15,052; Pojoaque Valley Public Schools $14,768; Explore Academy $12,548; New Mexico Connections Academy $9,919; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.5k10k15k20k25kZuni Public Schools$24,091Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Ruidoso Municipal Schools$15,052Pojoaque Valley Public Schools$14,768Explore Academy$12,548New Mexico Connections Academy$9,919State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Socorro Consolidated Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Socorro Consolidated Schools $18,631; Hatch Valley $18,437; Las Vegas City Schools $18,154; West Las Vegas Public Schools $17,994; T or C Municipal Schools $17,577; Ruidoso Municipal Schools $15,052; Pojoaque Valley Public Schools $14,768; Explore Academy $12,548; New Mexico Connections Academy $9,919; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.5k10k15k20k25kZuni Public Schools$24,091Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Ruidoso Municipal Schools$15,052Pojoaque Valley Public Schools$14,768Explore Academy$12,548New Mexico Connections Academy$9,919State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Socorro Consolidated Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Socorro Consolidated Schools $18,631; Hatch Valley $18,437; Las Vegas City Schools $18,154; West Las Vegas Public Schools $17,994; T or C Municipal Schools $17,577; Ruidoso Municipal Schools $15,052; Pojoaque Valley Public Schools $14,768; Explore Academy $12,548; New Mexico Connections Academy $9,919; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.5k15k25kZuni Public Schools$24,091Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Ruidoso Municipal Schools$15,052Pojoaque Valley Public Schools$14,768Explore Academy$12,548New Mexico Connections Academy$9,919State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Socorro Consolidated Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Socorro Consolidated Schools $18,631; Hatch Valley $18,437; Las Vegas City Schools $18,154; West Las Vegas Public Schools $17,994; T or C Municipal Schools $17,577; Ruidoso Municipal Schools $15,052; Pojoaque Valley Public Schools $14,768; Explore Academy $12,548; New Mexico Connections Academy $9,919; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.5k15k25kZuni Public Schools$24,091Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Ruidoso Municipal Schools$15,052Pojoaque Valley Public Schools$14,768Explore Academy$12,548New Mexico Connections Academy$9,919State median, 1,000+ students $15,080

Where the money came from

$32,108,000 in revenue: 68.4% state, 9.2% local and 22.4% federal. Total spending including $1,620,000 of capital outlay was $29,025,000, or $20,184 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Socorro Consolidated Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $21,967,000; Local $2,942,000; Federal $7,199,000; total $32,108,000.
  • State$21,967,000 68%
  • Local$2,942,000 9%
  • Federal$7,199,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 40 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,438 students in 2022-23, 1,331 students in 2023-24, 1,318 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Socorro Consolidated Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,438, 2023-24: 1,331, 2024-25: 1,31805001k1.5k2022-231,4382023-241,3312024-251,318
Socorro Consolidated Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,438, 2023-24: 1,331, 2024-25: 1,31805001k1.5k2022-231,4382023-241,3312024-251,318
Socorro Consolidated Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,438, 2023-24: 1,331, 2024-25: 1,31805001k1.5k2022-231,4382023-241,3312024-251,318
Socorro Consolidated Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,438, 2023-24: 1,331, 2024-25: 1,31805001k1.5k2022-231,4382023-241,3312024-251,318

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,43899.114.5
2023-241,331104.112.8
2024-251,31897.913.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,019,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,881 per student

Socorro Consolidated Schools booked $7,019,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 99 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $70,856 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 in 100 New Mexico districts with a figure (state median $66,663, 128 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Mexico teacher salary at $54,272 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,826,00083.0%
Special education$950,00013.5%
Vocational$98,0001.4%
Other programs$145,0002.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,526 in 2019-20, $3,737 in 2020-21, $3,556 in 2021-22, $4,881 in 2022-23.

Socorro Consolidated Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,526, 2020-21: $3,737, 2021-22: $3,556, 2022-23: $4,88102k4k6k2019-20$3,5262020-21$3,7372021-22$3,5562022-23$4,881
Socorro Consolidated Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,526, 2020-21: $3,737, 2021-22: $3,556, 2022-23: $4,88102k4k6k2019-20$3,5262020-21$3,7372021-22$3,5562022-23$4,881
Socorro Consolidated Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,526, 2020-21: $3,737, 2021-22: $3,556, 2022-23: $4,88102k4k6k2019-20$3,5262020-21$3,7372021-22$3,5562022-23$4,881
Socorro Consolidated Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,526, 2020-21: $3,737, 2021-22: $3,556, 2022-23: $4,88102k4k6k2019-20$3,5262020-21$3,7372021-22$3,5562022-23$4,881

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Socorro Consolidated Schools scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 21% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew MexicoStudents tested
Reading and language arts29%33.8%707
Math21%24.5%708

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 135 students in Socorro Consolidated Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%76.5%
Students in the class13525,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 719 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Parkview Elementary38214.499.0%Schoolwide program
Cottonwood Valley Charter17011.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Midway Elementary10418.9100.0%Schoolwide program
San Antonio Elementary6314.084.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 221 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
R. Sarracino Middle22115.297.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 378 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Socorro High37812.098.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Socorro Consolidated Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Socorro Consolidated Schools

  1. New Mexico districts by spending per studentSocorro Consolidated Schools ranks 7 of 40 New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,631).#7 of 40
  2. Every school district in New MexicoSocorro Consolidated Schools is the number 33 by size of 152 New Mexico districts, with 1,438 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#33 of 152
  3. West Las Vegas Public SchoolsThe next larger New Mexico district: 1,555 students in fall 2022, $17,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,994
  4. New Mexico Connections AcademyThe next smaller New Mexico district: 1,401 students in fall 2022, $9,919 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,919
  5. Compare Socorro Consolidated Schools with West Las Vegas Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Socorro High, its largest high school378 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.378
  7. Teacher salary spending across New MexicoSocorro Consolidated Schools spent $70,856 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,663); spending, not a salary.$70,856
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Socorro Consolidated Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Socorro Consolidated Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,318 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Socorro Consolidated Schools spend per student?
    $18,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Mexico median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,080 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,733 per student, up 22.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Socorro Consolidated Schools' money come from?
    $32,108,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.4% state, 9.2% local and 22.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Socorro Consolidated Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 485 of the 1,619 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 30.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Socorro Consolidated Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,019,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,881 per student. Divided by the 99 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,856 per teacher, more than 70 in 100 New Mexico districts (state median $66,663). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Mexico teacher salary at $54,272 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Socorro Consolidated Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Socorro Consolidated Schools scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 21% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Socorro Consolidated Schools?
    80-84% of the 135 students in Socorro Consolidated Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Socorro Consolidated Schools' NCES district ID?
    3502460. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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