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Central Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Kirtland.

Kirtland’s Schools page →

Students
4,515
Schools
15
Spent per student
$26,107
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$17.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 48% more per student than the NM average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.3M, about $3,826 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kirtland. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 24.5% · 2,545 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 33.8% · 2,540 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 76.5% · 397 in the class

93% 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
$26,107 per student · 48% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 46%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 49%Federal 44%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,145’20
4,952’21
4,991’22
4,676’23
4,515’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 84%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%White 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.