School district · New Mexico

Tatum

Tatum in New Mexico: 3 public schools with 310 students and 10.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,141 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
310
Students per teacher
10.7
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,141
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)
28.9
Counselors (FTE)
0.1
Students per counselor
2,214
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.1
Librarians (FTE): —

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%

53%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

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

Math

New Mexico: 27%

46%proficient

+14.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

112 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
$12.9K15
$12.7K16
$13.4K17
$12.4K18
$13.1K19
$13.7K20
$14.9K21
$16.4K22
$19.7K23
$20.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $266K
State
75% · $6.4M
Local
22% · $1.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,099
Support services
$8,319
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$3.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Tatum ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–612814.245%58%
Tatum Jr HighFree meals for all
7–8539.162%32%
Tatum HighFree meals for all
9–121299.2——

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
306 West 3RD Street, Tatum, NM 88267
Phone
(575)398-4455
Website