States / New Mexico
New Mexico school districts by resource index Estancia Municipal Schools has the highest mean resource index of New Mexico's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 57.3 of 100 across its 4 schools open in 2024-25, with 12.5 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, New Mexico Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3; Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4; Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9; Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9; Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7; West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0; Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7; Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0; Texico Municipal Schools 44.7; Pecos Independent Schools 44.3. 0 25 50 75 100 Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3 Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4 Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9 Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9 Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7 West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0 Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7 Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0 Texico Municipal Schools 44.7 Pecos Independent Schools 44.3
Mean resource index of the district's schools, New Mexico Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3; Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4; Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9; Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9; Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7; West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0; Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7; Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0; Texico Municipal Schools 44.7; Pecos Independent Schools 44.3. 0 25 50 75 100 Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3 Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4 Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9 Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9 Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7 West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0 Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7 Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0 Texico Municipal Schools 44.7 Pecos Independent Schools 44.3
Mean resource index of the district's schools, New Mexico Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3; Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4; Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9; Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9; Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7; West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0; Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7; Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0; Texico Municipal Schools 44.7; Pecos Independent Schools 44.3. 0 50 100 Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3 Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4 Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9 Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9 Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7 West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0 Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7 Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0 Texico Municipal Schools 44.7 Pecos Independent Schools 44.3
Mean resource index of the district's schools, New Mexico Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3; Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4; Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9; Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9; Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7; West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0; Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7; Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0; Texico Municipal Schools 44.7; Pecos Independent Schools 44.3. 0 50 100 Estancia Municipal Schools 57.3 Lovington Municipal Schools 51.4 Grants-Cibola County Schools 50.9 Los Alamos Public Schools 50.9 Dexter Consolidated Schools 47.7 West Las Vegas Public Schools 47.0 Eunice Municipal Schools 45.7 Las Vegas City Public Schools 45.0 Texico Municipal Schools 44.7 Pecos Independent Schools 44.3
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The 50 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Estancia Municipal Schools 4 539 12.5 $20,957 57.3 Lovington Municipal Schools 10 3,382 16.5 $15,348 51.4 Grants-Cibola County Schools 12 3,211 7.9 $20,276 50.9 Los Alamos Public Schools 7 3,724 12.3 $14,624 50.9 Dexter Consolidated Schools 3 812 14.6 $20,081 47.7 West Las Vegas Public Schools 10 1,555 13.2 $17,994 47.0 Eunice Municipal Schools 3 726 13.3 $15,978 45.7 Las Vegas City Public Schools 5 1,202 12.3 $18,154 45.0 Texico Municipal Schools 3 551 11.3 $14,646 44.7 Pecos Independent Schools 3 511 18.3 $18,971 44.3 Albuquerque Public Schools 171 79,805 11.8 $15,108 43.4 Zuni Public Schools 4 1,095 10.0 $24,091 43.0 Central Consolidated Schools 15 5,037 11.5 $23,470 42.4 Hatch Valley Public Schools 5 1,166 13.4 $18,437 42.4 Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools 5 603 9.3 $21,955 42.4
The other 35 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Santa Fe Public Schools 29 11,769 12.9 $14,817 42.4 Portales Municipal Schools 6 2,610 11.5 $15,691 41.7 Cuba Independent Schools 3 746 10.5 $27,430 41.3 Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools 31 12,224 13.8 $18,936 40.7 Socorro Consolidated Schools 6 1,438 14.3 $18,631 40.3 Gadsden Independent Schools 26 12,551 12.9 $18,250 39.9 Las Cruces Public Schools 38 23,631 11.9 $14,613 39.9 Tularosa Municipal Schools 4 890 13.2 $19,238 39.5 Clovis Municipal Schools 16 7,664 14.6 $13,451 39.3 Roswell Independent Schools 22 9,701 13.2 $14,716 39.0 Cobre Consolidated Schools 6 1,023 11.9 $22,582 38.8 Alamogordo Public Schools 14 5,575 14.1 $13,655 38.5 Aztec Municipal Schools 7 2,562 15.3 $14,624 38.0 Belen Consolidated Schools 10 3,602 15.5 $15,218 37.8 Pojoaque Valley Public Schools 5 1,630 16.1 $14,768 37.8 Loving Municipal Schools 3 647 12.4 $16,145 37.7 Artesia Public Schools 10 3,722 14.0 $13,325 37.5 Rio Rancho Public Schools 20 17,272 17.2 $13,392 36.9 Dulce Independent Schools 3 521 10.7 $28,599 36.7 Bloomfield Schools 7 2,584 13.8 $15,195 36.6 Deming Public Schools 13 5,366 13.7 $14,958 36.1 Jal Public Schools 3 527 13.9 $17,529 35.7 Silver Consolidated Schools 9 2,273 12.2 $16,057 35.3 Espanola Public Schools 13 2,954 12.1 $16,809 35.3 Raton Public Schools 3 844 13.3 $16,353 35.0 Farmington Municipal Schools 20 11,201 15.2 $12,791 34.9 Ruidoso Municipal Schools 4 1,820 13.6 $15,052 34.8 Moriarty-Edgewood School District 7 2,331 13.0 $14,977 34.6 Los Lunas Public Schools 16 8,234 18.8 $13,753 33.4 Taos Municipal Schools 8 2,267 11.4 $17,919 33.0 Bernalillo Public Schools 11 2,786 11.2 $19,085 32.6 Hobbs Municipal Schools 18 9,990 16.0 $13,294 32.5 Carlsbad Municipal Schools 13 7,102 16.1 $13,304 31.7 T or C Municipal Schools 5 1,287 13.8 $17,577 31.0 Tucumcari Public Schools 3 907 14.4 $15,530 26.7
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about New Mexico's districts Which New Mexico school districts have the most resources? Estancia Municipal Schools, whose 4 schools average 57.3 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of New Mexico's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in New Mexico? 151 districts and other agencies ran at least one New Mexico public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).