School spending per student in New Mexico, every district

Dulce Independent Schools spent $28,599 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any New Mexico district with 500 or more students; the median New Mexico district with 1,000 or more students spent $15,080. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, New Mexico, fiscal year 2022-23Dulce Independent Schools $28,599; Cuba Independent Schools $27,430; Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Central Consolidated Schools $23,470; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Estancia Municipal Schools $20,957; Grants-Cibola County Schools $20,276; Dexter Consolidated Schools $20,081; Tularosa Municipal Schools $19,238; New Mexico median $15,080.010k20k30kDulce Independent Schools$28,599Cuba Independent Schools$27,430Zuni Public Schools$24,091Central Consolidated Schools$23,470Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Estancia Municipal Schools$20,957Grants-Cibola County Schools$20,276Dexter Consolidated Schools$20,081Tularosa Municipal Schools$19,238New Mexico median $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico, fiscal year 2022-23Dulce Independent Schools $28,599; Cuba Independent Schools $27,430; Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Central Consolidated Schools $23,470; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Estancia Municipal Schools $20,957; Grants-Cibola County Schools $20,276; Dexter Consolidated Schools $20,081; Tularosa Municipal Schools $19,238; New Mexico median $15,080.010k20k30kDulce Independent Schools$28,599Cuba Independent Schools$27,430Zuni Public Schools$24,091Central Consolidated Schools$23,470Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Estancia Municipal Schools$20,957Grants-Cibola County Schools$20,276Dexter Consolidated Schools$20,081Tularosa Municipal Schools$19,238New Mexico median $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico, fiscal year 2022-23Dulce Independent Schools $28,599; Cuba Independent Schools $27,430; Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Central Consolidated Schools $23,470; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Estancia Municipal Schools $20,957; Grants-Cibola County Schools $20,276; Dexter Consolidated Schools $20,081; Tularosa Municipal Schools $19,238; New Mexico median $15,080.010k20k30kDulce Independent Schools$28,599Cuba Independent Schools$27,430Zuni Public Schools$24,091Central Consolidated Schools$23,470Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Estancia Municipal Schools$20,957Grants-Cibola County Schools$20,276Dexter Consolidated Schools$20,081Tularosa Municipal Schools$19,238New Mexico median $15,080
Current spending per student, New Mexico, fiscal year 2022-23Dulce Independent Schools $28,599; Cuba Independent Schools $27,430; Zuni Public Schools $24,091; Central Consolidated Schools $23,470; Cobre Consolidated Schools $22,582; Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools $21,955; Estancia Municipal Schools $20,957; Grants-Cibola County Schools $20,276; Dexter Consolidated Schools $20,081; Tularosa Municipal Schools $19,238; New Mexico median $15,080.010k20k30kDulce Independent Schools$28,599Cuba Independent Schools$27,430Zuni Public Schools$24,091Central Consolidated Schools$23,470Cobre Consolidated Schools$22,582Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools$21,955Estancia Municipal Schools$20,957Grants-Cibola County Schools$20,276Dexter Consolidated Schools$20,081Tularosa Municipal Schools$19,238New Mexico median $15,080

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 60 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Dulce Independent SchoolsRio Arriba County521$28,599
Cuba Independent SchoolsSandoval County746$27,430
Zuni Public SchoolsMcKinley County1,095$24,091
Central Consolidated SchoolsSan Juan County5,037$23,470
Cobre Consolidated SchoolsGrant County1,023$22,582
Santa Rosa Consolidated SchoolsGuadalupe County603$21,955
Estancia Municipal SchoolsTorrance County539$20,957
Grants-Cibola County SchoolsCibola County3,211$20,276
Dexter Consolidated SchoolsChaves County812$20,081
Tularosa Municipal SchoolsOtero County890$19,238
Bernalillo Public SchoolsSandoval County2,786$19,085
Pecos Independent SchoolsSan Miguel County511$18,971
Gallup-Mckinley Cty SchoolsMcKinley County12,224$18,936
Socorro Consolidated SchoolsSocorro County1,438$18,631
Hatch Valley Public SchoolsDoña Ana County1,166$18,437
The other 45 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Gadsden Independent SchoolsDoña Ana County12,551$18,250
Las Vegas City Public SchoolsSan Miguel County1,202$18,154
West Las Vegas Public SchoolsSan Miguel County1,555$17,994
Taos Municipal SchoolsTaos County2,267$17,919
T or C Municipal SchoolsSierra County1,287$17,577
Jal Public SchoolsLea County527$17,529
Espanola Public SchoolsRio Arriba County2,954$16,809
Raton Public SchoolsColfax County844$16,353
Loving Municipal SchoolsEddy County647$16,145
Silver Consolidated SchoolsGrant County2,273$16,057
Eunice Municipal SchoolsLea County726$15,978
Portales Municipal SchoolsRoosevelt County2,610$15,691
Tucumcari Public SchoolsQuay County907$15,530
Lovington Municipal SchoolsLea County3,382$15,348
Belen Consolidated SchoolsValencia County3,602$15,218
Bloomfield SchoolsSan Juan County2,584$15,195
School of Dreams AcademyValencia County606$15,193
Albuquerque Public SchoolsBernalillo County79,805$15,108
Hozho AcademyMcKinley County616$15,076
Ruidoso Municipal SchoolsLincoln County1,820$15,052
Moriarty-Edgewood School DistrictTorrance County2,331$14,977
Deming Public SchoolsLuna County5,366$14,958
Mission Achievement and SuccessBernalillo County2,105$14,845
Santa Fe Public SchoolsSanta Fe County11,769$14,817
Pojoaque Valley Public SchoolsSanta Fe County1,630$14,768
Roswell Independent SchoolsChaves County9,701$14,716
Texico Municipal SchoolsCurry County551$14,646
Aztec Municipal SchoolsSan Juan County2,562$14,624
Los Alamos Public SchoolsLos Alamos County3,724$14,624
Las Cruces Public SchoolsDoña Ana County23,631$14,613
Turquoise Trail Charter SchoolSanta Fe County677$13,796
Los Lunas Public SchoolsValencia County8,234$13,753
Alamogordo Public SchoolsOtero County5,575$13,655
Clovis Municipal SchoolsCurry County7,664$13,451
Rio Rancho Public SchoolsSandoval County17,272$13,392
Artesia Public SchoolsEddy County3,722$13,325
Carlsbad Municipal SchoolsEddy County7,102$13,304
Hobbs Municipal SchoolsLea County9,990$13,294
Farmington Municipal SchoolsSan Juan County11,201$12,791
Mccurdy Charter SchoolSanta Fe County540$12,678
Explore AcademyBernalillo County1,204$12,548
Abq School of ExcellenceBernalillo County910$11,355
Estancia Valley Classical AcademySanta Fe County626$11,078
New Mexico Connections AcademySanta Fe County1,401$9,919
The Ask AcademySandoval County625$9,182

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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