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C+

San Jon Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves San Jon.

San Jon’s Schools page →

Students
123
Schools
3
Spent per student
$29,561
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about San Jon Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of New Mexico districts
  • Spends 67% more per student than the NM average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $5,626 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for San Jon. Grade by grade →

PK–5San Jon ElementaryThis district
6–8San Jon Middle SchoolThis district
9–12San Jon HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 24.5% · 63 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 33.8% · 63 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 7 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
$29,561 per student · 67% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 84%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
111’20
110’21
125’22
123’23
123’24

Up 10.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 60%White 35%Two or more races 5%

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.