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Dora Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dora and Causey.

Dora’s Schools page →

Students
220
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,128
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$8.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dora Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the NM average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.6M, about $38,941 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Dora 117Causey 66

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dora. Grade by grade →

PK–6Dora ElementaryThis district
7–12Dora HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 24.5% · 104 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 33.8% · 104 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 76.5% · 21 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$22,128 per student · 25% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 64%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
218’20
219’21
219’22
211’23
220’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 8%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dora Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dora
B
126 students12:1
Dora High
High · Grades 7–12 · Dora
A
94 students6:1

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.