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C

Pecos Independent Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pecos.

Pecos’ School Grade C better than 33% of New Mexico school districts

Students
434
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,117
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pecos Independent Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the NM average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $7,143 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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 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 Pecos. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 24.5% · 263 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 33.8% · 263 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 76.5% · 41 in the class

94% 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
$22,117 per student · 25% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 51%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 69%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
507’20
505’21
511’22
453’23
434’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 94%White 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <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.