Belen
A public school district in Belen, New Mexico, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,500
- Students enrolled
- 233.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 587.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,218
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,500 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,799th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,218 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Belen spent $15,218 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,253 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,218 | $54.8 million | 3,602 |
| FY2022 | $13,063 | $46.8 million | 3,581 |
| FY2021 | $10,998 | $40.3 million | 3,667 |
| FY2020 | $10,568 | $40.8 million | 3,865 |
| FY2019 | $9,967 | $39.0 million | 3,916 |
| FY2018 | $10,170 | $39.7 million | 3,900 |
| FY2017 | $10,972 | $43.0 million | 3,921 |
| FY2016 | $10,172 | $40.4 million | 3,968 |
| FY2015 | $10,448 | $43.2 million | 4,139 |
| FY2014 | $9,402 | $39.6 million | 4,217 |
| FY2013 | $9,157 | $40.0 million | 4,363 |
| FY2012 | $8,642 | $39.3 million | 4,553 |
| FY2011 | $8,338 | $39.4 million | 4,722 |
| FY2010 | $8,662 | $41.3 million | 4,765 |
| FY2009 | $8,931 | $42.3 million | 4,737 |
| FY2008 | $8,846 | $42.4 million | 4,789 |
| FY2007 | $8,241 | $39.5 million | 4,788 |
| FY2006 | $7,707 | $37.4 million | 4,855 |
| FY2005 | $7,253 | $35.2 million | 4,847 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.2 million | 19.7% |
| State | $44.6 million | 66.4% |
| Local | $9.3 million | 13.9% |
| Total | $67.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belen Family School | 154 |
| Belen High | 958 |
| Belen Infinity High | 112 |
| Belen Middle | 475 |
| Central Elementary | 166 |
| Dennis Chavez Elementary | 294 |
| Gil Sanchez Elementary | 316 |
| LA Merced Elementary | 463 |
| LA Promesa Elementary | 230 |
| Rio Grande Elementary | 332 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BELEN
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3500180
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Mexico — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Mexico — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Mexico on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved