Carlsbad
A public school district in Carlsbad, New Mexico, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,461
- Students enrolled
- 448.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,097.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,304
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,461 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,254th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,304 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% 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
Carlsbad spent $13,304 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,094 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 | $13,304 | $94.5 million | 7,102 |
| FY2022 | $10,509 | $92.8 million | 8,835 |
| FY2021 | $9,867 | $87.3 million | 8,847 |
| FY2020 | $9,487 | $82.2 million | 8,660 |
| FY2019 | $9,507 | $76.2 million | 8,015 |
| FY2018 | $9,762 | $71.1 million | 7,282 |
| FY2017 | $10,293 | $70.4 million | 6,844 |
| FY2016 | $9,947 | $65.9 million | 6,630 |
| FY2015 | $9,531 | $63.0 million | 6,609 |
| FY2014 | $10,033 | $64.4 million | 6,420 |
| FY2013 | $9,130 | $57.3 million | 6,280 |
| FY2012 | $8,749 | $53.5 million | 6,118 |
| FY2011 | $9,311 | $55.9 million | 6,008 |
| FY2010 | $9,936 | $59.5 million | 5,984 |
| FY2009 | $9,837 | $59.6 million | 6,058 |
| FY2008 | $9,509 | $57.4 million | 6,040 |
| FY2007 | $9,161 | $55.4 million | 6,049 |
| FY2006 | $8,420 | $51.2 million | 6,076 |
| FY2005 | $8,094 | $49.0 million | 6,051 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.7 million | 4.7% |
| State | $73.2 million | 29.3% |
| Local | $164.8 million | 66.0% |
| Total | $249.7 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
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- CARLSBAD
- 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
- 3500300
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