Silver City
Silver City is a public school district based in Silver City, New Mexico, serving 2,108 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 36 New Mexico districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 234 students each, fewer than the New Mexico median of 350. It spends about $11,852 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Silver City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Silver City | New Mexico median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,852 | $12,275 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,455 | $6,841 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 156 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 349 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 264 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AztecAztec | 2,448 | 7 | $12,010 | 15.6 | #24 |
| BloomfieldBloomfield | 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 |
| Silver CitySilver City · this district | 2,108 | 9 | $11,852 | 13.5 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore)Angola, NY | 2,108 | $23,528 | 10.2 |
| Millbrae ElementaryMillbrae, CA | 2,107 | $12,509 | 23.4 |
| NewburyportNewburyport, MA | 2,107 | $21,270 | 9.8 |
| St. Peter Public School DistrictSaint Peter, MN | 2,107 | $12,933 | 15.5 |
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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