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Rio Rancho

A public school district in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with 20 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

16,519
Students enrolled
923.2
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
1,578.9
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,392
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 16,519 in 2024–25
Ranks 473rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 3rd of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,392 in fiscal year 2023
More than 29% 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

Rio Rancho spent $13,392 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,278 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
Rio Rancho spent $13,392 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,278 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$13,392$231.3 million17,272
FY2022$11,377$196.7 million17,292
FY2021$10,657$179.1 million16,807
FY2020$9,763$171.1 million17,524
FY2019$8,565$150.2 million17,535
FY2018$8,020$140.8 million17,561
FY2017$8,446$144.0 million17,054
FY2016$8,207$141.3 million17,215
FY2015$8,215$141.4 million17,215
FY2014$8,210$141.2 million17,202
FY2013$7,705$130.1 million16,884
FY2012$7,254$122.4 million16,870
FY2011$7,531$126.2 million16,751
FY2010$7,468$123.4 million16,530
FY2009$7,608$121.9 million16,023
FY2008$7,620$119.3 million15,653
FY2007$7,190$106.0 million14,737
FY2006$6,731$91.9 million13,655
FY2005$6,278$78.7 million12,532

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Rio Rancho by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$27.0 million10.0%
State$199.6 million74.2%
Local$42.5 million15.8%
Total$269.1 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

20 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Rio Rancho
SchoolStudents
Cielo Azul Elementary640
Cleveland High School2,596
Colinas Del Norte Elementary540
Eagle Ridge Middle732
Enchanted Hills Elementary673
Ernest Stapleton Elementary798
Independence High School156
Joe Harris Elementary574
Lincoln Middle805
Maggie Cordova Elementary School608
Martin King JR Elementary569
Mountain View Middle931
Puesta Del Sol Elementary539
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy133
Rio Rancho Elementary486
Rio Rancho High2,568
Rio Rancho Middle School1,024
Sandia Vista Elementary713
Shining Stars Preschool590
Vista Grande Elementary786

The district’s entry

Name as NCES lists it
RIO RANCHO
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
3500010

Elsewhere

Sources

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