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Cobre Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Bayard, Santa Clara and Hurley.

Bayard’s School Grade B better than 55% of New Mexico school districts

Students
939
Schools
6
Spent per student
$25,893
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cobre Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 46% more per student than the NM average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $5,825 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bayard. Grade by grade →

PK–5Bayard ElementaryThis district
6–8Snell MiddleThis district
9–12Cobre HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 24.5% · 536 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 33.8% · 537 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 76.5% · 82 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,893 per student · 46% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 66%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,074’20
1,079’21
1,023’22
973’23
939’24

Down 12.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 88%White 10%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.