School district · New Mexico

Central

Central in New Mexico: 16 public schools with 4,515 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,107 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
4,515
Students per teacher
12.0
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,107
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)
375
Counselors (FTE)
13.0
Students per counselor
347
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Mexico: 44%

30%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

1,906 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

17%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

1,907 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.9K15
$11.6K16
$12.3K17
$11.7K18
$12.6K19
$13.7K20
$16.4K21
$17.9K22
$23.5K23
$26.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
44% · $67.1M
State
49% · $75.9M
Local
6.9% · $10.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,073
Support services
$11,944
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$22.6M
Long-term debt
$20.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K0———
Eva B Stokely ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–52039.029%26%
Judy Nelson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–648613.544%28%
Kirtland ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–638813.228%20%
Mesa ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–522911.221%13%
Naschitti ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–57810.110%10%
Newcomb ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–51697.838%14%
Nizhoni ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–520710.421%11%
Ojo Amarillo ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–628011.026%22%
Kirtland MiddleFree meals for all
7–837212.639%18%
Newcomb MiddleFree meals for all
6–81279.823%5.5%
Tse Bit Ai MiddleFree meals for all
6–839012.723%9.8%
Career Prep AlternativeAlternativeFree meals for all
9–121189.1——
Kirtland Central HighFree meals for all
9–1274315.3——
Newcomb HighFree meals for all
9–1222313.9——
Shiprock HighFree meals for all
9–1250212.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
Old High School Rd, Shiprock, NM 87420
Phone
(505)368-4984
Website