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C+

Tucumcari Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Tucumcari.

Tucumcari’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of New Mexico school districts

Students
911
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,025
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$7.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tucumcari Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of New Mexico districts
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.3M, about $8,030 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Tucumcari 5,082

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tucumcari. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 24.5% · 479 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 33.8% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–74%
State average 76.5% · 78 in the class

97% 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
$17,025 per student · 4% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 66%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
877’20
891’21
907’22
897’23
911’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 71%White 23%Black 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Tucumcari Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucumcari
451 students15:1
Tucumcari Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tucumcari
213 students14:1
Tucumcari High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tucumcari
C
247 students15:1

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.