T or C Municipal Schools

Public school district · Sierra County · New Mexico · NCES district ID 3502610

T or C Municipal Schools spent $17,577 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,080). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,246 students in 2024-25; 64.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,272 per student, up 21.0% 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 T or C Municipal Schools in enrollment (1,023 to 1,630 students) and T or C Municipal Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to T or C Municipal Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; 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; 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$24,091Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Pojoaque 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 T or C Municipal Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; 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; 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$24,091Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Pojoaque 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 T or C Municipal Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; 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; 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$24,091Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Pojoaque 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 T or C Municipal Schools, FY23Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; 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; 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$24,091Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Socorro Consolidated Schools$18,631Hatch Valley$18,437Las Vegas City Schools$18,154West Las Vegas Public Schools$17,994T or C Municipal Schools$17,577Pojoaque Valley Public Schools$14,768Explore Academy$12,548New Mexico Connections Academy$9,919State median, 1,000+ students $15,080

Where the money came from

$24,674,000 in revenue: 64.5% state, 16.1% local and 19.4% federal. Total spending including $1,712,000 of capital outlay was $24,549,000, or $19,075 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

T or C Municipal Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,903,000; Local $3,984,000; Federal $4,787,000; total $24,674,000.
  • State$15,903,000 64%
  • Local$3,984,000 16%
  • Federal$4,787,000 19%

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

1,287 students in 2022-23, 1,284 students in 2023-24, 1,246 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

T or C Municipal Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,287, 2023-24: 1,284, 2024-25: 1,24605001k1.5k2022-231,2872023-241,2842024-251,246
T or C Municipal Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,287, 2023-24: 1,284, 2024-25: 1,24605001k1.5k2022-231,2872023-241,2842024-251,246
T or C Municipal Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,287, 2023-24: 1,284, 2024-25: 1,24605001k1.5k2022-231,2872023-241,2842024-251,246
T or C Municipal Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,287, 2023-24: 1,284, 2024-25: 1,24605001k1.5k2022-231,2872023-241,2842024-251,246

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,28786.914.8
2023-241,28490.014.3
2024-251,24688.014.2

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

$5,622,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,368 per student

T or C Municipal Schools booked $5,622,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 87 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 $64,673 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$3,855,00068.6%
Special education$1,495,00026.6%
Vocational$146,0002.6%
Other programs$126,0002.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,873 in 2019-20, $4,093 in 2020-21, $3,978 in 2021-22, $4,368 in 2022-23.

T or C Municipal Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,873, 2020-21: $4,093, 2021-22: $3,978, 2022-23: $4,36802k4k6k2019-20$3,8732020-21$4,0932021-22$3,9782022-23$4,368
T or C Municipal Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,873, 2020-21: $4,093, 2021-22: $3,978, 2022-23: $4,36802k4k6k2019-20$3,8732020-21$4,0932021-22$3,9782022-23$4,368
T or C Municipal Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,873, 2020-21: $4,093, 2021-22: $3,978, 2022-23: $4,36802k4k6k2019-20$3,8732020-21$4,0932021-22$3,9782022-23$4,368
T or C Municipal Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,873, 2020-21: $4,093, 2021-22: $3,978, 2022-23: $4,36802k4k6k2019-20$3,8732020-21$4,0932021-22$3,9782022-23$4,368

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 T or C Municipal Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 20% 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 arts30%33.8%575
Math20%24.5%575

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 92 students in T or C Municipal 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 class9225,411

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.

3 elementary schools, 644 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
T or C Elementary36714.799.7%Schoolwide program
Sierra Elementary18415.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Arrey Elementary9310.0100.0%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, 255 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
T or C Middle25515.4100.0%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, 347 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hot Springs High34713.9100.0%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 T or C Municipal 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 T or C Municipal Schools

  1. New Mexico districts by spending per studentT or C Municipal Schools ranks 13 of 40 New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,577).#13 of 40
  2. Every school district in New MexicoT or C Municipal Schools is the number 35 by size of 152 New Mexico districts, with 1,287 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#35 of 152
  3. New Mexico Connections AcademyThe next larger New Mexico district: 1,401 students in fall 2022, $9,919 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,919
  4. Pecos Cyber AcademyThe next smaller New Mexico district: 1,276 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare T or C Municipal Schools with New Mexico Connections AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hot Springs High, its largest high school347 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.347
  7. Teacher salary spending across New MexicoT or C Municipal Schools spent $64,673 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,663); spending, not a salary.$64,673
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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 T or C Municipal Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in T or C Municipal Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,246 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does T or C Municipal Schools spend per student?
    $17,577 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 $21,272 per student, up 21.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does T or C Municipal Schools' money come from?
    $24,674,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.5% state, 16.1% local and 19.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in T or C Municipal Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 458 of the 1,418 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 32.3%, 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 T or C Municipal Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,622,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,368 per student. Divided by the 87 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,673 per teacher, more than 39 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 T or C Municipal Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in T or C Municipal Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 20% 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 T or C Municipal Schools?
    80-84% of the 92 students in T or C Municipal 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 T or C Municipal Schools' NCES district ID?
    3502610. 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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