Santa Fe
Santa Fe is a public school district based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 11,299 students in 29 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 36 New Mexico districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 390 students each, more than the New Mexico median of 350. It spends about $11,667 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Santa Fe compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Santa Fe | New Mexico median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,667 | $12,275 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,891 | $6,841 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $192.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $202.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 848 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,683 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 342 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GallupGallup | 12,809 | 33 | $13,098 | n/a | #4 |
| GadsdenAnthony | 11,739 | 26 | $12,536 | 13.5 | #5 |
| Santa FeSanta Fe · this district | 11,299 | 29 | $11,667 | 13.3 | #6 |
| FarmingtonFarmington | 10,768 | 20 | $10,574 | 15.8 | #7 |
| HobbsHobbs | 10,121 | 18 | $10,795 | 16.4 | #8 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationMishawaka, IN | 11,329 | $8,919 | 18.4 |
| Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka, MN | 11,323 | $13,584 | 15.7 |
| Palatine CCSD 15Palatine, IL | 11,321 | $16,859 | 13.5 |
| Amphitheater Unified District (4406)Tucson, AZ | 11,277 | $10,713 | 15.0 |
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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