Las Cruces
A public school district in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with 39 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 22,782
- Students enrolled
- 2,040.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,341.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,613
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 22,782 in 2024–25
- Ranks 316th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,613 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Las Cruces spent $14,613 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,198 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 | $14,613 | $345.3 million | 23,631 |
| FY2022 | $12,237 | $290.9 million | 23,771 |
| FY2021 | $10,942 | $259.4 million | 23,711 |
| FY2020 | $10,626 | $260.5 million | 24,517 |
| FY2019 | $9,423 | $232.8 million | 24,703 |
| FY2018 | $8,912 | $219.3 million | 24,603 |
| FY2017 | $8,965 | $222.4 million | 24,804 |
| FY2016 | $8,865 | $217.3 million | 24,513 |
| FY2015 | $9,218 | $231.6 million | 25,126 |
| FY2014 | $9,698 | $243.7 million | 25,130 |
| FY2013 | $8,450 | $214.5 million | 25,384 |
| FY2012 | $8,209 | $208.1 million | 25,353 |
| FY2011 | $8,703 | $221.8 million | 25,488 |
| FY2010 | $8,480 | $210.9 million | 24,872 |
| FY2009 | $8,886 | $215.8 million | 24,280 |
| FY2008 | $8,293 | $202.2 million | 24,384 |
| FY2007 | $7,977 | $190.8 million | 23,917 |
| FY2006 | $7,661 | $182.5 million | 23,824 |
| FY2005 | $7,198 | $170.7 million | 23,717 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $68.9 million | 17.5% |
| State | $273.0 million | 69.4% |
| Local | $51.5 million | 13.1% |
| Total | $393.4 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
39 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LAS CRUCES
- 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
- 3501500
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