School district · New Mexico

Cobre

Cobre in New Mexico: 6 public schools with 939 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,893 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
939
Students per teacher
11.9
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,893
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)
78.8
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
314
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
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%

46%proficient

+5.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

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

Math

New Mexico: 27%

21%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

390 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
$12.7K15
$12.4K16
$12.3K17
$12.3K18
$14.4K19
$15.2K20
$17.3K21
$17.8K22
$22.6K23
$25.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $7.4M
State
66% · $20.4M
Local
9.3% · $2.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,472
Support services
$11,149
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.8M
Long-term debt
$5.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bayard ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–515610.353%20%
Central ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–513311.230%5.0%
Hurley ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–51148.972%47%
San Lorenzo ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–57811.264%24%
Snell MiddleFree meals for all
6–820117.339%18%
Cobre HighFree meals for all
9–1225712.6——

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
900 Central Avenue, Bayard, NM 88023
Phone
(575)537-4011
Website