School district · New Mexico
Carlsbad
Carlsbad in New Mexico: 14 public schools with 7,217 students and 16.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,025 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 14
- 1 charter
- Students
- 7,217
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- NM 12.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,025
- NM $17.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 449
- Counselors (FTE)
- 6.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,193
- NM 382 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.9
- Librarians (FTE): 1.0
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$9.5K15
$9.9K16
$10.3K17
$9.8K18
$9.5K19
$9.5K20
$9.9K21
$10.5K22
$13.3K23
$16.0K24
- Federal
- 6.7% · $17.8M
- State
- 34% · $89.9M
- Local
- 59% · $157.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,998
- Support services
- $6,262
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $116.4M
- Long-term debt
- $66.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 2
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Hillcrest PreschoolFree meals for all | Pre-K | 316 | 15.4 |
Cottonwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 684 | 15.4 |
Desert Willow ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 667 | 15.0 |
Early Childhood Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 207 | 18.1 |
| 1–5 | 0 | — | |
Monterrey ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 366 | 16.6 |
Ocotillo ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 621 | 16.5 |
Sunset ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 438 | 17.0 |
Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva CampusFree meals for all | 6–8 | 908 | 18.9 |
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista CampusFree meals for all | 6–8 | 740 | 15.0 |
Carlsbad Early College HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 200 | 14.3 |
Carlsbad HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,685 | 19.7 |
Carlsbad Enrichment CenterAlternative | 1–12 | 170 | 16.1 |
Jefferson MontessoriCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 215 | 11.4 |
Sources
- Address
- 408 North Canyon St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
- Phone
- (575)234-3300
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).