Ruidoso
A public school district in Ruidoso, New Mexico, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,788
- Students enrolled
- 132.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 282
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,052
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,788 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,967th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 30th of 153 in New Mexico. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,052 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% 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
Ruidoso spent $15,052 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,202 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 | $15,052 | $27.4 million | 1,820 |
| FY2022 | $12,251 | $22.4 million | 1,830 |
| FY2021 | $11,493 | $20.7 million | 1,804 |
| FY2020 | $10,612 | $21.8 million | 2,051 |
| FY2019 | $9,636 | $19.9 million | 2,066 |
| FY2018 | $9,329 | $18.8 million | 2,011 |
| FY2017 | $8,996 | $18.2 million | 2,023 |
| FY2016 | $9,216 | $18.2 million | 1,979 |
| FY2015 | $8,777 | $18.2 million | 2,070 |
| FY2014 | $8,970 | $18.5 million | 2,062 |
| FY2013 | $9,138 | $19.2 million | 2,098 |
| FY2012 | $8,962 | $19.2 million | 2,137 |
| FY2011 | $8,916 | $20.0 million | 2,238 |
| FY2010 | $9,486 | $21.6 million | 2,282 |
| FY2009 | $9,811 | $22.4 million | 2,285 |
| FY2008 | $9,557 | $21.9 million | 2,288 |
| FY2007 | $9,035 | $20.9 million | 2,310 |
| FY2006 | $8,535 | $19.8 million | 2,325 |
| FY2005 | $8,202 | $19.5 million | 2,383 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.3 million | 15.4% |
| State | $21.6 million | 62.3% |
| Local | $7.7 million | 22.3% |
| Total | $34.6 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 |
|---|---|
| Ruidoso High | 527 |
| Ruidoso Middle | 373 |
| Sierra Vista Primary | 514 |
| White Mountain Elementary | 374 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- RUIDOSO
- 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
- 3502310
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