Los Alamos
A public school district in Los Alamos, New Mexico, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,667
- Students enrolled
- 293.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 459.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,624
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,667 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,667th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 17th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,624 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
Los Alamos spent $14,624 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,076 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 | $14,624 | $54.5 million | 3,724 |
| FY2022 | $12,646 | $46.9 million | 3,709 |
| FY2021 | $12,289 | $43.5 million | 3,539 |
| FY2020 | $11,511 | $43.2 million | 3,752 |
| FY2019 | $11,249 | $42.2 million | 3,749 |
| FY2018 | $10,653 | $39.5 million | 3,711 |
| FY2017 | $10,804 | $39.6 million | 3,662 |
| FY2016 | $11,044 | $39.5 million | 3,578 |
| FY2015 | $11,609 | $40.7 million | 3,509 |
| FY2014 | $11,388 | $40.1 million | 3,525 |
| FY2013 | $10,525 | $37.2 million | 3,534 |
| FY2012 | $9,929 | $35.0 million | 3,525 |
| FY2011 | $10,278 | $35.5 million | 3,455 |
| FY2010 | $10,867 | $37.0 million | 3,405 |
| FY2009 | $11,610 | $39.3 million | 3,387 |
| FY2008 | $11,182 | $38.8 million | 3,470 |
| FY2007 | $10,107 | $36.6 million | 3,626 |
| FY2006 | $9,475 | $34.2 million | 3,614 |
| FY2005 | $9,076 | $32.9 million | 3,624 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.6 million | 16.9% |
| State | $39.3 million | 62.5% |
| Local | $13.0 million | 20.7% |
| Total | $62.9 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Aspen Elementary | 428 |
| Barranca Mesa Elementary | 429 |
| Chamisa Elementary | 301 |
| Los Alamos High | 1,181 |
| Los Alamos Middle | 543 |
| Mountain Elementary | 435 |
| Pinon Elementary | 350 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LOS ALAMOS
- 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
- 3501650
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