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CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS

NCES agency ID 3500420 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

280

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

4

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

9.7:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$23,025

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$11,083

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
367
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1

What current records say about CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS

CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS operates 4 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in TIERRA AMARILLA, New Mexico. NCES reports 280 students and 29 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within New Mexico agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 64 of 89 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $23,025 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,083 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 27 of 89 in New Mexico. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
13.9%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
10.6%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
29
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$8,358,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS

TIERRA AMARILLA, New Mexico

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.7040, -106.5757

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White5.7%
  • Hispanic85.7%
  • Black1.1%
  • Asian2.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
  • Multiracial1.8%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS

4 current directory entries

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Showing 1–4 of 4 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
CHAMA ELEMENTARYElementaryPK–05525.5:1
CHAMA MIDDLEMiddle06–08Not reportedNot reported
ESCALANTE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh07–1213411.2:1
TIERRA AMARILLA ELEMENTARYElementaryPK–067610.1:1