Turquoise Trail Charter School

Public school district · Santa Fe County · New Mexico · NCES district ID 3500171

Turquoise Trail Charter School spent $13,796 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other New Mexico districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,971). Its one school enrolled 622 students in 2024-25; 72.0% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Turquoise Trail Charter School in enrollment (551 to 746 students) and Turquoise Trail Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Turquoise Trail Charter School, FY23Cuba Independent $27,430; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Loving Municipal Schools $16,145; Eunice $15,978; School of Dreams Academy $15,193; Hozho Academy $15,076; Texico Municipal Schools $14,646; Turquoise Trail Charter School $13,796; Estancia Valley Classical Academy $11,078; The Ask Academy $9,182; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.5k10k15k20k25k30kCuba Independent$27,430Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Loving Municipal Schools$16,145Eunice$15,978School of Dreams Academy$15,193Hozho Academy$15,076Texico Municipal Schools$14,646Turquoise Trail Charter School$13,796Estancia Valley Classical Acad…$11,078The Ask Academy$9,182State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Turquoise Trail Charter School, FY23Cuba Independent $27,430; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Loving Municipal Schools $16,145; Eunice $15,978; School of Dreams Academy $15,193; Hozho Academy $15,076; Texico Municipal Schools $14,646; Turquoise Trail Charter School $13,796; Estancia Valley Classical Academy $11,078; The Ask Academy $9,182; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.5k10k15k20k25k30kCuba Independent$27,430Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Loving Municipal Schools$16,145Eunice$15,978School of Dreams Academy$15,193Hozho Academy$15,076Texico Municipal Schools$14,646Turquoise Trail Charter School$13,796Estancia Valley Classical Academy$11,078The Ask Academy$9,182State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Turquoise Trail Charter School, FY23Cuba Independent $27,430; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Loving Municipal Schools $16,145; Eunice $15,978; School of Dreams Academy $15,193; Hozho Academy $15,076; Texico Municipal Schools $14,646; Turquoise Trail Charter School $13,796; Estancia Valley Classical Academy $11,078; The Ask Academy $9,182; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.5k15k25k30kCuba Independent$27,430Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Loving Municipal Schools$16,145Eunice$15,978School of Dreams Academy$15,193Hozho Academy$15,076Texico Municipal Schools$14,646Turquoise Trail Charter School$13,796Estancia Valley Classical Academy$11,078The Ask Academy$9,182State median, under 1,000 students $18,971
Current spending per student, New Mexico districts closest in size to Turquoise Trail Charter School, FY23Cuba Independent $27,430; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Loving Municipal Schools $16,145; Eunice $15,978; School of Dreams Academy $15,193; Hozho Academy $15,076; Texico Municipal Schools $14,646; Turquoise Trail Charter School $13,796; Estancia Valley Classical Academy $11,078; The Ask Academy $9,182; State median, under 1,000 students $18,971.5k15k25k30kCuba Independent$27,430Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Loving Municipal Schools$16,145Eunice$15,978School of Dreams Academy$15,193Hozho Academy$15,076Texico Municipal Schools$14,646Turquoise Trail Charter School$13,796Estancia Valley Classical Academy$11,078The Ask Academy$9,182State median, under 1,000 students $18,971

Where the money came from

$11,628,000 in revenue: 72.0% state, 13.8% local and 14.3% federal. Total spending including $1,373,000 of capital outlay was $10,755,000, or $15,886 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Turquoise Trail Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,370,000; Local $1,600,000; Federal $1,658,000; total $11,628,000.
  • State$8,370,000 72%
  • Local$1,600,000 14%
  • Federal$1,658,000 14%

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

677 students in 2022-23, 656 students in 2023-24, 622 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Turquoise Trail Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 656, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236772023-246562024-25622
Turquoise Trail Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 656, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236772023-246562024-25622
Turquoise Trail Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 656, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236772023-246562024-25622
Turquoise Trail Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 677, 2023-24: 656, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236772023-246562024-25622

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367745.514.9
2023-2465637.217.6
2024-2562231.519.8

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

$2,916,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,307 per student

Turquoise Trail Charter School booked $2,916,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 46 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 $64,032 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 32 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$2,325,00079.7%
Special education$516,00017.7%
Other programs$75,0002.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,240 in 2019-20, $3,196 in 2020-21, $3,801 in 2021-22, $4,307 in 2022-23.

Turquoise Trail Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,240, 2020-21: $3,196, 2021-22: $3,801, 2022-23: $4,30702k4k6k2019-20$3,2402020-21$3,1962021-22$3,8012022-23$4,307
Turquoise Trail Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,240, 2020-21: $3,196, 2021-22: $3,801, 2022-23: $4,30702k4k6k2019-20$3,2402020-21$3,1962021-22$3,8012022-23$4,307
Turquoise Trail Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,240, 2020-21: $3,196, 2021-22: $3,801, 2022-23: $4,30702k4k6k2019-20$3,2402020-21$3,1962021-22$3,8012022-23$4,307
Turquoise Trail Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $3,240, 2020-21: $3,196, 2021-22: $3,801, 2022-23: $4,30702k4k6k2019-20$3,2402020-21$3,1962021-22$3,8012022-23$4,307

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 Turquoise Trail Charter School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 22% 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 arts32%33.8%369
Math22%24.5%366

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.

1 elementary school, 622 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Turquoise Trail Charter School62219.899.8%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 Turquoise Trail Charter School

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 Turquoise Trail Charter School

  1. New Mexico districts by spending per studentTurquoise Trail Charter School ranks 84 of 103 New Mexico districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,796).#84 of 103
  2. Every school district in New MexicoTurquoise Trail Charter School is the number 49 by size of 152 New Mexico districts, with 677 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#49 of 152
  3. Eunice Public School DistrictThe next larger New Mexico district: 726 students in fall 2022, $15,978 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,978
  4. Loving Municipal SchoolsThe next smaller New Mexico district: 647 students in fall 2022, $16,145 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,145
  5. Compare Turquoise Trail Charter School with Eunice Public School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New MexicoTurquoise Trail Charter School spent $64,032 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,663); spending, not a salary.$64,032
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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 Turquoise Trail Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Turquoise Trail Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 622 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Turquoise Trail Charter School spend per student?
    $13,796 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 Turquoise Trail Charter School's money come from?
    $11,628,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.0% state, 13.8% local and 14.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Turquoise Trail Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,916,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,307 per student. Divided by the 46 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,032 per teacher, more than 32 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 Turquoise Trail Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Turquoise Trail Charter School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 22% 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 Turquoise Trail Charter School's NCES district ID?
    3500171. 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 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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