Capitan
A public school district in Capitan, New Mexico, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 443
- Students enrolled
- 42.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 83.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,953
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 443 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,589th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 65th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 34% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,953 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 59% 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
Capitan spent $16,953 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,749 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 | $16,953 | $8.0 million | 471 |
| FY2022 | $15,375 | $7.2 million | 469 |
| FY2021 | $18,602 | $7.8 million | 422 |
| FY2020 | $13,510 | $6.6 million | 486 |
| FY2019 | $11,918 | $6.0 million | 500 |
| FY2018 | $11,885 | $6.0 million | 503 |
| FY2017 | $12,527 | $6.1 million | 484 |
| FY2016 | $10,909 | $5.4 million | 496 |
| FY2015 | $11,546 | $5.5 million | 480 |
| FY2014 | $10,495 | $5.1 million | 483 |
| FY2013 | $10,796 | $5.2 million | 480 |
| FY2012 | $10,311 | $5.0 million | 489 |
| FY2011 | $9,434 | $4.8 million | 511 |
| FY2010 | $9,953 | $5.1 million | 512 |
| FY2009 | $10,836 | $5.4 million | 499 |
| FY2008 | $9,854 | $5.3 million | 540 |
| FY2007 | $9,056 | $5.2 million | 570 |
| FY2006 | $8,840 | $5.1 million | 581 |
| FY2005 | $7,749 | $4.9 million | 638 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 15.1% |
| State | $6.8 million | 66.7% |
| Local | $1.8 million | 18.2% |
| Total | $10.2 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Capitan Elementary | 207 |
| Capitan High | 134 |
| Capitan Middle | 102 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- CAPITAN
- 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
- 3500270
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