Taos Academy

Public school district · Taos County · New Mexico · NCES district ID 3500118

Taos Academy spent $14,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other New Mexico districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,971). Its one school enrolled 251 students in 2024-25; 83.0% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Taos Academy in enrollment (246 to 298 students) and Taos Academy itself.

Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Taos Academy, FY23Magdalena Municipal Schools $29,460; Penasco Independent Schools $26,106; Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools $22,728; Fort Sumner Municipal Schools $22,593; Tatum Municipal Schools $19,735; Melrose Municipal Schools $16,166; Solare Collegiate Charter School $15,313; Taos Academy $14,223; Tierra Encantada Charter School $13,903; Albuquerque Aviation Academy $10,788; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.010k20k30k40kMagdalena Municipal Schools$29,460Penasco Independent Schools$26,106Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools$22,728Fort Sumner Municipal Schools$22,593Tatum Municipal Schools$19,735Melrose Municipal Schools$16,166Solare Collegiate Charter Scho…$15,313Taos Academy$14,223Tierra Encantada Charter School$13,903Albuquerque Aviation Academy$10,788State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Taos Academy, FY23Magdalena Municipal Schools $29,460; Penasco Independent Schools $26,106; Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools $22,728; Fort Sumner Municipal Schools $22,593; Tatum Municipal Schools $19,735; Melrose Municipal Schools $16,166; Solare Collegiate Charter School $15,313; Taos Academy $14,223; Tierra Encantada Charter School $13,903; Albuquerque Aviation Academy $10,788; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.010k20k30k40kMagdalena Municipal Schools$29,460Penasco Independent Schools$26,106Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools$22,728Fort Sumner Municipal Schools$22,593Tatum Municipal Schools$19,735Melrose Municipal Schools$16,166Solare Collegiate Charter School$15,313Taos Academy$14,223Tierra Encantada Charter School$13,903Albuquerque Aviation Academy$10,788State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Taos Academy, FY23Magdalena Municipal Schools $29,460; Penasco Independent Schools $26,106; Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools $22,728; Fort Sumner Municipal Schools $22,593; Tatum Municipal Schools $19,735; Melrose Municipal Schools $16,166; Solare Collegiate Charter School $15,313; Taos Academy $14,223; Tierra Encantada Charter School $13,903; Albuquerque Aviation Academy $10,788; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.020k40kMagdalena Municipal Schools$29,460Penasco Independent Schools$26,106Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools$22,728Fort Sumner Municipal Schools$22,593Tatum Municipal Schools$19,735Melrose Municipal Schools$16,166Solare Collegiate Charter School$15,313Taos Academy$14,223Tierra Encantada Charter School$13,903Albuquerque Aviation Academy$10,788State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Taos Academy, FY23Magdalena Municipal Schools $29,460; Penasco Independent Schools $26,106; Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools $22,728; Fort Sumner Municipal Schools $22,593; Tatum Municipal Schools $19,735; Melrose Municipal Schools $16,166; Solare Collegiate Charter School $15,313; Taos Academy $14,223; Tierra Encantada Charter School $13,903; Albuquerque Aviation Academy $10,788; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.020k40kMagdalena Municipal Schools$29,460Penasco Independent Schools$26,106Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools$22,728Fort Sumner Municipal Schools$22,593Tatum Municipal Schools$19,735Melrose Municipal Schools$16,166Solare Collegiate Charter School$15,313Taos Academy$14,223Tierra Encantada Charter School$13,903Albuquerque Aviation Academy$10,788State median, under 1,000 students $18,971

Where the money came from

$4,717,000 in revenue: 83.0% state, 5.4% local and 11.6% federal. Total spending including $580,000 of capital outlay was $4,487,000, or $16,376 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Taos Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,917,000; Local $254,000; Federal $546,000; total $4,717,000.
  • State$3,917,000 83%
  • Local$254,000 5%
  • Federal$546,000 12%

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 103 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

274 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Taos Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232742023-242472024-25251
Taos Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232742023-242472024-25251
Taos Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232742023-242472024-25251
Taos Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 274, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232742023-242472024-25251

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327422.012.5
2023-2424715.216.3
2024-2525118.613.5

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

$1,432,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,226 per student

Taos Academy booked $1,432,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 22 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 $65,121 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$1,305,00091.1%
Special education$127,0008.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,108 in 2019-20, $4,101 in 2020-21, $3,940 in 2021-22, $5,226 in 2022-23.

Taos Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,108, 2020-21: $4,101, 2021-22: $3,940, 2022-23: $5,22602k4k6k2019-20$4,1082020-21$4,1012021-22$3,9402022-23$5,226
Taos Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,108, 2020-21: $4,101, 2021-22: $3,940, 2022-23: $5,22602k4k6k2019-20$4,1082020-21$4,1012021-22$3,9402022-23$5,226
Taos Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,108, 2020-21: $4,101, 2021-22: $3,940, 2022-23: $5,22602k4k6k2019-20$4,1082020-21$4,1012021-22$3,9402022-23$5,226
Taos Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,108, 2020-21: $4,101, 2021-22: $3,940, 2022-23: $5,22602k4k6k2019-20$4,1082020-21$4,1012021-22$3,9402022-23$5,226

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 Taos Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts50-54%33.8%139
Math25-29%24.5%138

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

90% or more of the 37 students in Taos Academy's 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 rate90% or more76.5%
Students in the class3725,411

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.

1 high school, 251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taos Academy25113.533.5%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.

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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 Taos Academy

  1. New Mexico districts by spending per studentTaos Academy ranks 81 of 103 New Mexico districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,223).#81 of 103
  2. Every school district in New MexicoTaos Academy is the number 87 by size of 152 New Mexico districts, with 274 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#87 of 152
  3. Albuquerque Aviation AcademyThe next larger New Mexico district: 278 students in fall 2022, $10,788 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,788
  4. Fort Sumner Municipal SchoolsThe next smaller New Mexico district: 273 students in fall 2022, $22,593 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,593
  5. Compare Taos Academy with Albuquerque Aviation AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Taos Academy, its largest high school251 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.251
  7. Teacher salary spending across New MexicoTaos Academy spent $65,121 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,663); spending, not a salary.$65,121
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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 Taos Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Taos Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 251 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Taos Academy spend per student?
    $14,223 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,971 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Taos Academy's money come from?
    $4,717,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 83.0% state, 5.4% local and 11.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Taos Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,432,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,226 per student. Divided by the 22 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,121 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).
  5. How do students in Taos Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Taos Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 25-29% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Taos Academy?
    90% or more of the 37 students in Taos Academy's 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.
  7. What is Taos Academy's NCES district ID?
    3500118. 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
  • 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: 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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