Los Alamos
Los Alamos is a public school district based in Los Alamos, New Mexico, serving 3,667 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #17 of the 36 New Mexico districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 524 students each, more than the New Mexico median of 350. It spends about $12,289 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.
How Los Alamos compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Los Alamos | New Mexico median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,289 | $12,275 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,785 | $6,841 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $51.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 293 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 459 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 733 | 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 →Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Community SchoolsMarion, IN | 3,668 | $11,922 | 14.8 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta, OK | 3,668 | $8,237 | 17.0 |
| Grandview C-4Grandview, MO | 3,665 | $13,618 | 14.2 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford School DistrictKennett Square, PA | 3,665 | $18,851 | 12.1 |
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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