School systems & governing boards · NM

New Mexico school systems.

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96school systems
800operating schools connected
289,851students in finance records
89complete 2019–2024 finance trends
88systems with election status
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

New Mexico school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 89 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$20,736Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+36.4%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+67.3%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-9.1%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems89 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024318,845289,851
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$17,681$12,495

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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96 systems

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Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Students
76,756
Schools
174
Spending / pupil
$17,449

4 official 2025 contests · 9 candidate rows

+44.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.5% enrollment

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Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, NM

Students
23,404
Schools
39
Spending / pupil
$16,907

3 official 2025 contests · 7 candidate rows

+46.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Rio Rancho

RIO RANCHO, NM

Students
16,725
Schools
20
Spending / pupil
$15,365

3 official 2025 contests · 6 candidate rows

+46.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Gallup

GALLUP, NM

Students
12,439
Schools
33
Spending / pupil
$20,469

3 official 2025 contests · 9 candidate rows

+34.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.3% enrollment

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Gadsden

ANTHONY, NM

Students
12,130
Schools
26
Spending / pupil
$19,867

3 official 2025 contests · 6 candidate rows

+66.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Santa Fe

SANTA FE, NM

Students
11,490
Schools
29
Spending / pupil
$15,788

2 official 2025 contests · 5 candidate rows

+22.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment

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Farmington

FARMINGTON, NM

Students
11,120
Schools
20
Spending / pupil
$13,888

3 official 2025 contests · 4 candidate rows

+31.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Hobbs

HOBBS, NM

Students
10,226
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$14,199

2 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+35.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Roswell

ROSWELL, NM

Students
9,386
Schools
22
Spending / pupil
$16,694

3 official 2025 contests · 6 candidate rows

+44.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Los Lunas

LOS LUNAS, NM

Students
8,242
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$15,991

4 official 2025 contests · 9 candidate rows

+44.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Clovis

CLOVIS, NM

Students
7,532
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$15,552

2 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+44.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, NM

Students
7,343
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$16,025

3 official 2025 contests · 5 candidate rows

+37.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Alamogordo

ALAMOGORDO, NM

Students
5,480
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$16,384

2 official 2025 contests · 2 candidate rows

+53.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Deming

DEMING, NM

Students
5,232
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$16,596

2 official 2025 contests · 7 candidate rows

+26.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Central

SHIPROCK, NM

Students
4,702
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$26,107

2 official 2025 contests · 4 candidate rows

+69.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.2% enrollment

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Los Alamos

LOS ALAMOS, NM

Students
3,729
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,540

2 official 2025 contests · 5 candidate rows

+19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Artesia

ARTESIA, NM

Students
3,722
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,177

3 official 2025 contests · 4 candidate rows

+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Belen

BELEN, NM

Students
3,564
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$17,283

3 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+41.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Lovington

LOVINGTON, NM

Students
3,423
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,443

1 official 2025 contest · 4 candidate rows

+40.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Grants

GRANTS, NM

Students
3,240
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$18,345

3 official 2025 contests · 4 candidate rows

+34.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Bernalillo

BERNALILLO, NM

Students
2,852
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$22,645

2 official 2025 contests · 4 candidate rows

+44.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Espanola

ESPANOLA, NM

Students
2,852
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$19,529

2 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+36.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.0% enrollment

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Portales

PORTALES, NM

Students
2,571
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,577

3 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+38.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Aztec

AZTEC, NM

Students
2,522
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,889

2 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+42.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment

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Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NM

Students
2,521
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,083

4 official 2025 contests · 10 candidate rows

+35.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Moriarty-Edgewood

MORIARTY, NM

Students
2,346
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,059

3 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+44.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Silver City

SILVER CITY, NM

Students
2,251
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,309

3 official 2025 contests · 3 candidate rows

+41.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Taos

TAOS, NM

Students
2,234
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$18,471

2 official 2025 contests · 2 candidate rows

+37.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.9% enrollment

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Ruidoso

RUIDOSO, NM

Students
1,782
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,110

1 official 2025 contest · 4 candidate rows

+44.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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West Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NM

Students
1,576
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$19,150

1 official 2025 contest · 3 candidate rows

+25.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.