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Loving Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Loving.

Loving’s School Grade B better than 63% of New Mexico school districts

Students
734
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,036
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$32.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Loving Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of New Mexico districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NM average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $32.2M, about $43,913 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Loving. Grade by grade →

PK–5Loving ElementaryThis district
6–8Loving MiddleThis district
9–12Loving HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 24.5% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 33.8% · 304 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 76.5% · 47 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
$16,036 per student · 9% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 45%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
616’20
623’21
647’22
699’23
734’24

Up 19.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%White 28%Two or more races 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.