What stands out about Tatum Municipal Schools
- Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the NM average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
- Debt of $3.2M, about $10,177 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 70% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tatum. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 202398% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 5.8% since 2020–21.
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.