New Mexico · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in New Mexico

Schools in New Mexico ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Corona Elementary tops the list: its district, Corona Municipal Schools, spends $37,562 per student, against a New Mexico average of $16,652.

$37,562
per-student spend in Corona Municipal Schools: $16,652
New Mexico average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Corona Elementary Corona · other	Corona Municipal Schools	62	$37,562
2	Abq Sign Language Academy Albuquerque · other	Abq Sign Language Academy	160	$36,177
3	Hondo Elementary Hondo · other	Hondo Valley Public Schools	78	$29,548
4	Magdalena Elementary Magdalena · other	Magdalena Municipal Schools	128	$28,154
5	Magdalena High Magdalena · high	Magdalena Municipal Schools	100	$28,154
6	Magdalena Middle Magdalena · middle	Magdalena Municipal Schools	69	$28,154
7	Reserve Elementary Reserve · other	Reserve Public Schools	58	$28,119
8	Springer High Springer · other	Springer Municipal Schools	59	$27,709
9	Lybrook Elementary Cuba · other	Jemez Mountain Public Schools	69	$26,453
10	Quemado High Quemado · other	Quemado Independent Schools	81	$26,401
11	Quemado Elementary Quemado · other	Quemado Independent Schools	73	$26,401
12	Lake Arthur Elementary Lake Arthur · other	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	67	$26,192
13	Des Moines Elementary Des Moines · other	Des Moines Municipal Schools	82	$25,784
14	Des Moines High Des Moines · other	Des Moines Municipal Schools	50	$25,784
15	Cuba Elementary Cuba · other	Cuba Independent Schools	298	$25,226
16	Cuba High Cuba · high	Cuba Independent Schools	275	$25,226
17	Cuba Middle Cuba · middle	Cuba Independent Schools	148	$25,226
18	San Jon Elementary San Jon · other	San Jon Municipal Schools	64	$24,455
19	Dulce Elementary Dulce · other	Dulce Independent Schools	264	$23,259
20	Dulce High Dulce · high	Dulce Independent Schools	160	$23,259
21	Dulce Middle Dulce · middle	Dulce Independent Schools	130	$23,259
22	Mosquero High Mosquero · other	Mosquero Municipal Schools	51	$23,095
23	Mora Elementary Mora · elementary	Mora Independent Schools	151	$22,932
24	Mora High Mora · high	Mora Independent Schools	86	$22,932
25	Lazaro Larry Garcia Middle Mora · middle	Mora Independent Schools	83	$22,932
26	Holman Elementary Mora · other	Mora Independent Schools	79	$22,932
27	Mountainair Elementary Mountainair · other	Mountainair Public Schools	90	$22,887
28	Mountainair High Mountainair · high	Mountainair Public Schools	58	$22,887
29	Carrizozo Elementary Carrizozo · elementary	Carrizozo Municipal Schools	72	$22,356
30	Shiwi Ts'ana Elementary Zuni · other	Zuni Public Schools	447	$20,951
31	Zuni High Zuni · high	Zuni Public Schools	295	$20,951
32	Zuni Middle Zuni · middle	Zuni Public Schools	240	$20,951
33	Twin Buttes Cyber Academy Zuni · other	Zuni Public Schools	70	$20,951
34	The Great Academy Albuquerque · other	The Great Academy	59	$20,907
35	La Academia Dolores Huerta Las Cruces · middle	La Academia Dolores Huerta	66	$20,485
36	Alma D'arte Charter Las Cruces · high	Alma D'arte Charter	63	$20,381
37	Dzit Dit Lool School of Empowerment Action and Perseverance Navajo · other	Dzit Dit Lool School of Empowerment Action and Perseverance	56	$20,149
38	Animas 7-12 School Animas · other	Animas Public Schools	90	$19,964
39	Six Directions Indigenous School Gallup · other	Six Directions Indigenous School	58	$19,672
40	Eagle Nest Elementary Eagle Nest · other	Cimarron Municipal Schools	72	$19,584
41	Cimarron High Cimarron · high	Cimarron Municipal Schools	64	$19,584
42	Cimarron Elementary Cimarron · other	Cimarron Municipal Schools	60	$19,584
43	Eagle Nest Middle Eagle Nest · elementary	Cimarron Municipal Schools	57	$19,584
44	Fort Sumner Elementary Fort Sumner · other	Fort Sumner Municipal Schools	124	$19,512
45	Fort Sumner High Fort Sumner · high	Fort Sumner Municipal Schools	89	$19,512
46	Fort Sumner Middle Fort Sumner · middle	Fort Sumner Municipal Schools	70	$19,512
47	Mesa Vista High Ojo Caliente · high	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	93	$19,210
48	El Rito Elementary El Rito · other	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	63	$19,210
49	Ojo Caliente Elementary Ojo Caliente · elementary	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	55	$19,210
50	Mesa Vista Middle Ojo Caliente · middle	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	51	$19,210
51	Jemez Valley Elementary Jemez Pueblo · other	Jemez Valley Public Schools	120	$19,111
52	Jemez Valley High Jemez Pueblo · high	Jemez Valley Public Schools	103	$19,111
53	Jemez Valley Middle Jemez Pueblo · middle	Jemez Valley Public Schools	69	$19,111
54	San Diego Riverside Jemez Pueblo · elementary	Jemez Valley Public Schools	64	$19,111
55	Santa Rosa Elementary Santa Rosa · other	Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools	203	$19,059
56	Santa Rosa High Santa Rosa · high	Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools	193	$19,059
57	Santa Rosa Middle Santa Rosa · middle	Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools	94	$19,059
58	Rita a. Marquez Elementary Anton Chico · elementary	Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools	51	$19,059
59	Penasco Elementary Penasco · other	Penasco Independent Schools	127	$18,897
60	Penasco High Penasco · high	Penasco Independent Schools	75	$18,897
61	Penasco Middle Penasco · middle	Penasco Independent Schools	74	$18,897
62	Elida Elementary Elida · other	Elida Municipal Schools	73	$18,835
63	Elida High Elida · other	Elida Municipal Schools	73	$18,835
64	Hagerman Elementary Hagerman · other	Hagerman Municipal Schools	217	$18,390
65	Hagerman High Hagerman · high	Hagerman Municipal Schools	121	$18,390
66	Hagerman Middle Hagerman · middle	Hagerman Municipal Schools	70	$18,390
67	Estancia High Estancia · high	Estancia Municipal Schools	184	$18,214
68	Upper Elementary Estancia · elementary	Estancia Municipal Schools	179	$18,214
69	Lower Elementary Estancia · other	Estancia Municipal Schools	113	$18,214
70	Estancia Middle Estancia · middle	Estancia Municipal Schools	99	$18,214
71	Red River Valley Charter School Red River · other	Red River Valley Charter School	84	$18,183
72	Alta Vista Elementary Questa · other	Questa Independent Schools	106	$18,027
73	Questa High Questa · high	Questa Independent Schools	100	$18,027
74	Questa Jr High Questa · middle	Questa Independent Schools	69	$18,027
75	Kirtland Central High Kirtland · high	Central Consolidated Schools	743	$17,904
76	Shiprock High Shiprock · high	Central Consolidated Schools	502	$17,904
77	Judy Nelson Elementary Kirtland · other	Central Consolidated Schools	486	$17,904
78	Tse Bit Ai Middle Shiprock · middle	Central Consolidated Schools	390	$17,904
79	Kirtland Elementary Kirtland · other	Central Consolidated Schools	388	$17,904
80	Kirtland Middle Kirtland · middle	Central Consolidated Schools	372	$17,904
81	Ojo Amarillo Elementary Fruitland · other	Central Consolidated Schools	280	$17,904
82	Mesa Elementary Shiprock · other	Central Consolidated Schools	229	$17,904
83	Newcomb High Newcomb · high	Central Consolidated Schools	223	$17,904
84	Nizhoni Elementary Shiprock · other	Central Consolidated Schools	207	$17,904
85	Eva B Stokely Elementary Shiprock · other	Central Consolidated Schools	203	$17,904
86	Newcomb Elementary Newcomb · other	Central Consolidated Schools	169	$17,904
87	Newcomb Middle Newcomb · middle	Central Consolidated Schools	127	$17,904
88	Career Prep Alternative Shiprock · high	Central Consolidated Schools	118	$17,904
89	Naschitti Elementary Sheep Springs · other	Central Consolidated Schools	78	$17,904
90	R.V.Traylor Elementary Lordsburg · other	Lordsburg Municipal Schools	158	$17,868
91	Dugan-Tarango Middle Lordsburg · middle	Lordsburg Municipal Schools	124	$17,868
92	Lordsburg High Lordsburg · high	Lordsburg Municipal Schools	121	$17,868
93	Central Elementary Lordsburg · elementary	Lordsburg Municipal Schools	76	$17,868
94	Cloudcroft Elementary Cloudcroft · other	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	186	$17,862
95	Cloudcroft High Cloudcroft · high	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	138	$17,862
96	Cloudcroft Middle Cloudcroft · middle	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	105	$17,862
97	Roots & Wings Community Questa · elementary	Roots and Wings Community	53	$17,843
98	Cobre High Bayard · high	Cobre Consolidated Schools	257	$17,768
99	Snell Middle Bayard · middle	Cobre Consolidated Schools	201	$17,768
100	Bayard Elementary Bayard · other	Cobre Consolidated Schools	156	$17,768

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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