Dulce
A public school district in Dulce, New Mexico, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 571
- Students enrolled
- 57.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 125.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $28,599
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 571 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,322nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 56th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 41% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $28,599 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 92% 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
Dulce spent $28,599 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,842 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $28,599 | $14.9 million | 521 |
| FY2022 | $23,259 | $12.7 million | 544 |
| FY2021 | $17,346 | $10.3 million | 592 |
| FY2020 | $18,884 | $11.0 million | 584 |
| FY2019 | $18,414 | $10.8 million | 587 |
| FY2018 | $18,301 | $9.6 million | 525 |
| FY2017 | $14,429 | $9.8 million | 681 |
| FY2016 | $14,148 | $9.6 million | 675 |
| FY2015 | $14,269 | $9.9 million | 696 |
| FY2014 | $14,717 | $9.8 million | 667 |
| FY2013 | $13,404 | $9.5 million | 711 |
| FY2012 | $13,688 | $9.7 million | 712 |
| FY2011 | $15,742 | $10.9 million | 695 |
| FY2010 | $13,535 | $9.3 million | 684 |
| FY2009 | $13,155 | $9.0 million | 682 |
| FY2008 | $11,438 | $7.9 million | 694 |
| FY2007 | $12,501 | $8.2 million | 655 |
| FY2006 | $10,548 | $7.2 million | 681 |
| FY2005 | $9,842 | $6.5 million | 664 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.8 million | 23.2% |
| State | $11.9 million | 47.9% |
| Local | $7.2 million | 28.9% |
| Total | $24.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Dulce Elementary | 264 |
| Dulce High | 160 |
| Dulce Middle | 130 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DULCE
- 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
- 3500810
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.
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