New Mexico school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 89 regular districts, 89 report 2024–25 enrollment and 89 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 89 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE	175	74,792
2	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	LAS CRUCES	39	22,782
3	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	RIO RANCHO	21	16,519
4	GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS	GALLUP	33	12,809
5	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ANTHONY	26	11,739
6	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SANTA FE	29	11,299
7	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	FARMINGTON	20	10,768
8	HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	HOBBS	18	10,121
9	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL	22	9,230
10	LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	LOS LUNAS	16	8,208
11	CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	CARLSBAD	13	7,461
12	CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	CLOVIS	16	7,387
13	ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALAMOGORDO	15	5,251
14	DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	DEMING	12	5,117
15	CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SHIPROCK	15	4,518
16	ARTESIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ARTESIA	10	3,729
17	LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	LOS ALAMOS	7	3,667
18	BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	BELEN	10	3,500
19	LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	LOVINGTON	9	3,415
20	GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS	GRANTS	12	3,149
21	BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BERNALILLO	11	2,773
22	ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ESPANOLA	13	2,745
23	PORTALES MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	PORTALES	6	2,519
24	AZTEC MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	AZTEC	7	2,448
25	BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS	BLOOMFIELD	7	2,388

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Largest school districts in New Mexico

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 175 schools	ALBUQUERQUE	74,792
2	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS 39 schools	LAS CRUCES	22,782
3	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 21 schools	RIO RANCHO	16,519
4	GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS 33 schools	GALLUP	12,809
5	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 26 schools	ANTHONY	11,739
6	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 29 schools	SANTA FE	11,299
7	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 20 schools	FARMINGTON	10,768
8	HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 18 schools	HOBBS	10,121
9	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 22 schools	ROSWELL	9,230
10	LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 16 schools	LOS LUNAS	8,208
11	CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 13 schools	CARLSBAD	7,461
12	CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 16 schools	CLOVIS	7,387
13	ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 15 schools	ALAMOGORDO	5,251
14	DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS 12 schools	DEMING	5,117
15	CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 15 schools	SHIPROCK	4,518
16	ARTESIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 10 schools	ARTESIA	3,729
17	LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 7 schools	LOS ALAMOS	3,667
18	BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 10 schools	BELEN	3,500
19	LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 9 schools	LOVINGTON	3,415
20	GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS 12 schools	GRANTS	3,149
21	BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 11 schools	BERNALILLO	2,773
22	ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 13 schools	ESPANOLA	2,745
23	PORTALES MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 6 schools	PORTALES	2,519
24	AZTEC MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 7 schools	AZTEC	2,448
25	BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS 7 schools	BLOOMFIELD	2,388

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in New Mexico

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 297 students	MAGDALENA	$29,460
2	DULCE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 571 students	DULCE	$28,599
3	CUBA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 721 students	CUBA	$27,430
4	PENASCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 276 students	PENASCO	$26,106
5	MORA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 399 students	MORA	$24,554
6	ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1,209 students	ZUNI	$24,091
7	CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 4,518 students	SHIPROCK	$23,470
8	CIMARRON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 339 students	CIMARRON	$23,214
9	CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS 280 students	TIERRA AMARILLA	$23,025
10	MESA VISTA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 262 students	OJO CALIENTE	$22,728
11	FORT SUMNER MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 283 students	FORT SUMNER	$22,593
12	JEMEZ VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 292 students	JEMEZ PUEBLO	$22,585
13	COBRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 939 students	BAYARD	$22,582
14	QUESTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 315 students	QUESTA	$22,301
15	SANTA ROSA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 572 students	SANTA ROSA	$21,955
16	HAGERMAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 408 students	HAGERMAN	$21,060
17	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 576 students	ESTANCIA	$20,957
18	LORDSBURG MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 405 students	LORDSBURG	$20,358
19	GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS 3,149 students	GRANTS	$20,276
20	DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 772 students	DEXTER	$20,081
21	TATUM MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 310 students	TATUM	$19,735
22	CLAYTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 397 students	CLAYTON	$19,699
23	TULAROSA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 966 students	TULAROSA	$19,238
24	BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2,773 students	BERNALILLO	$19,085
25	CLOUDCROFT MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS 429 students	CLOUDCROFT	$19,069

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

New Mexico high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 31 AP courses	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
2	LAS CRUCES HIGH 09–12 · 31 AP courses	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
3	ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 28 AP courses	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
4	MAYFIELD HIGH 09–12 · 27 AP courses	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
5	LA CUEVA HIGH 09–12 · 22 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
6	LOS ALAMOS HIGH 09–12 · 22 AP courses	LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
7	HOBBS HIGH 09–12 · 21 AP courses	HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3 of 3
8	SANDIA HIGH 09–12 · 20 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
9	SANTA FE HIGH 09–12 · 20 AP courses	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
10	ALAMOGORDO HIGH 09–12 · 20 AP courses	ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
11	CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 18 AP courses	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
12	VOLCANO VISTA HIGH 09–12 · 18 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
13	ALBUQUERQUE HIGH 09–12 · 18 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
14	RIO RANCHO HIGH 09–12 · 17 AP courses	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
15	CARLSBAD HIGH 09–12 · 16 AP courses	CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3 of 3
16	SANTA TERESA HIGH 09–12 · 16 AP courses	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	3 of 3
17	CIBOLA HIGH 09–12 · 15 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
18	PIEDRA VISTA HIGH 09–12 · 15 AP courses	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3 of 3
19	CAPITAL HIGH 09–12 · 15 AP courses	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
20	ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS 07–12 · 14 AP courses	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
21	ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HS 09–12 · 13 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
22	BLOOMFIELD HIGH 09–12 · 12 AP courses	BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS	3 of 3
23	FARMINGTON HIGH 09–12 · 11 AP courses	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3 of 3
24	WEST MESA HIGH 09–12 · 11 AP courses	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
25	CLOVIS HIGH 09–12 · 11 AP courses	CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.