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Mountainair Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mountainair.

Mountainair’s Schools page →

Students
184
Schools
3
Spent per student
$34,607
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mountainair Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 96% more per student than the NM average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $8,582 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mountainair. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mountainair ElementaryThis district
6–8Mountainair Jr. HighThis district
9–12Mountainair HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.5% · 105 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 33.8% · 105 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 76.5% · 20 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
$34,607 per student · 96% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 66%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
221’20
222’21
210’22
191’23
184’24

Down 16.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 64%White 24%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%

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.