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Wagon Mound Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wagon Mound.

Wagon Mound’s Schools page →

Students
60
Schools
2
Spent per student
$49,257
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wagon Mound Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of New Mexico districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 179% more per student than the NM average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $4,583 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Wagon Mound 261

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wagon Mound. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wagon Mound ElementaryThis district
7–12Wagon Mound HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 24.5% · 39 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 33.8% · 39 students tested

95% 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
$49,257 per student · 179% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 71%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
82’20
80’21
83’22
70’23
60’24

Down 26.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 87%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races 5%White 3%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Wagon Mound Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wagon Mound
31 students5:1
Wagon Mound High
High · Grades 7–12 · Wagon Mound
29 students5:1

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.