Questa
A public school district in Questa, New Mexico, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 315
- Students enrolled
- 25.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 39.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,301
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 315 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,173rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 78th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 25% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,301 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 80% 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
Questa spent $22,301 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,094 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 | $22,301 | $7.3 million | 326 |
| FY2022 | $18,027 | $5.4 million | 297 |
| FY2021 | $15,823 | $4.5 million | 282 |
| FY2020 | $20,536 | $5.7 million | 276 |
| FY2019 | $17,286 | $5.9 million | 343 |
| FY2018 | $15,008 | $5.7 million | 377 |
| FY2017 | $16,430 | $6.2 million | 377 |
| FY2016 | $15,762 | $6.6 million | 416 |
| FY2015 | $16,715 | $6.6 million | 396 |
| FY2014 | $21,203 | $8.5 million | 400 |
| FY2013 | $17,171 | $7.5 million | 434 |
| FY2012 | $18,309 | $8.1 million | 440 |
| FY2011 | $15,889 | $8.2 million | 515 |
| FY2010 | $13,423 | $7.0 million | 520 |
| FY2009 | $12,660 | $6.8 million | 538 |
| FY2008 | $13,480 | $7.0 million | 517 |
| FY2007 | $13,222 | $7.0 million | 532 |
| FY2006 | $12,574 | $6.8 million | 542 |
| FY2005 | $11,094 | $6.4 million | 575 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.6 million | 18.8% |
| State | $5.3 million | 62.7% |
| Local | $1.6 million | 18.5% |
| Total | $8.4 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alta Vista Elementary | 106 |
| Alta Vista Intermediate | 40 |
| Questa High | 100 |
| Questa Junior High | 69 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- QUESTA
- 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
- 3502160
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