School district · New Mexico

Los Alamos

Los Alamos in New Mexico: 7 public schools with 3,667 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,540 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,667
Students per teacher
12.5
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,540
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)
293
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
733
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.2

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%

75%proficient

+7.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

1,539 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

63%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

1,541 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
$11.6K15
$11.0K16
$10.8K17
$10.7K18
$11.2K19
$11.5K20
$12.3K21
$12.6K22
$14.6K23
$16.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $10.7M
State
68% · $53.3M
Local
18% · $13.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,937
Support services
$6,141
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.5M
Long-term debt
$53.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–642811.666%57%
Pre-K–642911.465%60%
Pre-K–630111.474%61%
Pre-K–643512.385%76%
Pre-K–635014.275%67%
7–854311.078%61%
9–121,18114.5——

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
2075 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Phone
(505)663-2230
Website