Lovington
A public school district in Lovington, New Mexico, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,415
- Students enrolled
- 219.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 405.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,348
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,415 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,878th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,348 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% 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
Lovington spent $15,348 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,586 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 | $15,348 | $51.9 million | 3,382 |
| FY2022 | $12,999 | $45.0 million | 3,460 |
| FY2021 | $11,272 | $39.5 million | 3,502 |
| FY2020 | $10,113 | $38.5 million | 3,810 |
| FY2019 | $9,531 | $35.7 million | 3,743 |
| FY2018 | $9,005 | $32.9 million | 3,652 |
| FY2017 | $9,303 | $34.5 million | 3,704 |
| FY2016 | $9,605 | $36.1 million | 3,761 |
| FY2015 | $8,957 | $34.0 million | 3,792 |
| FY2014 | $8,705 | $32.3 million | 3,712 |
| FY2013 | $8,413 | $30.0 million | 3,568 |
| FY2012 | $8,589 | $29.2 million | 3,399 |
| FY2011 | $8,783 | $29.5 million | 3,355 |
| FY2010 | $8,876 | $29.8 million | 3,359 |
| FY2009 | $8,546 | $27.8 million | 3,247 |
| FY2008 | $8,526 | $27.1 million | 3,180 |
| FY2007 | $8,443 | $25.7 million | 3,046 |
| FY2006 | $7,788 | $23.1 million | 2,970 |
| FY2005 | $7,586 | $21.9 million | 2,884 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.0 million | 12.7% |
| State | $42.8 million | 68.3% |
| Local | $11.9 million | 19.0% |
| Total | $62.7 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ben Alexander Elementary | 238 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 228 |
| Lea Elementary | 231 |
| Llano Elementary | 435 |
| Lovington 6TH Grade Academy | 232 |
| Lovington Freshman Academy | 267 |
| Lovington High | 746 |
| New Hope Alternative High | 104 |
| Taylor Middle | 442 |
| Yarbro Elementary | 474 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LOVINGTON
- 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
- 3501740
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