Bloomfield
Bloomfield is a public school district based in Bloomfield, New Mexico, serving 2,388 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #25 of the 36 New Mexico districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 341 students each, about the same as the New Mexico median of 350. It spends about $12,818 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Bloomfield compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bloomfield | New Mexico median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,818 | $12,275 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,117 | $6,841 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 172 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 466 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 2,388 | 489 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Mexico median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in New Mexico
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PortalesPortales | 2,519 | 6 | $12,672 | 11.6 | #23 |
| AztecAztec | 2,448 | 7 | $12,010 | 15.6 | #24 |
| BloomfieldBloomfield · this district | 2,388 | 7 | $12,818 | 13.9 | #25 |
| Moriarty-EdgewoodMoriarty | 2,365 | 7 | $12,275 | 13.3 | #26 |
| TaosTaos | 2,184 | 9 | $13,752 | 12.0 | #27 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington CountyChatom, AL | 2,390 | $9,930 | 16.6 |
| Lake Villa CCSD 41Lake Villa, IL | 2,388 | $14,368 | 13.3 |
| Maple Shade School DistrictMaple Shade, NJ | 2,388 | $20,078 | 10.9 |
| Dearborn Heights School District #7Dearborn Heights, MI | 2,387 | $11,345 | 11.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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