List of school districts in New Mexico

This is a complete list of school districts in the State of New Mexico.

All school districts are classified as separate governments by the U.S. Census Bureau. New Mexico has no school systems dependent on another layer of government.^[1]

Bernalillo County

Catron County

Chaves County

Cibola County

Due to an agreement between Cibola County and McKinley County, residents of the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation are bussed to schools in Ramah in McKinley County (including Ramah Middle/High School), of Gallup-McKinley County Schools, even though the students are physically in Cibola County. This is due to the long distance of the nearest Cibola County schools away from the reservation.^[2]

Colfax County

Curry County

Doña Ana County

Eddy County

Grant County

Guadalupe County

Harding County

Hidalgo County

Lea County

Lincoln County

McKinley County

Mora County

Otero County

While the southeast portion of the county is in the Alamogordo district, that district contracts education of residents there to the Dell City Independent School District of Dell City, Texas,^[3] due to the distances involved, as the mileage to Alamogordo from the former Cienega School was 100 miles (160 km) while the distance to Dell City is 20 miles (32 km).^[4]

Quay County

Rio Arriba County

Roosevelt County

Sandoval County

San Juan County

San Miguel County

Santa Fe County

Socorro County

Taos County

Torrance County

Union County

Valencia County

Single-District Counties

Deming Public Schools (Luna County)
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools (De Baca County)
Los Alamos Public Schools (Los Alamos County, also covers a part of Sandoval County)
Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools (Sierra County)

References

^ "New Mexico" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Linthicum, Leslie (March 6, 1995). "Navajos Say County Is Stealing Students". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A3. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com. Page 2 text details: A, B, and C
^ "AGENDA Regular Board Meeting (Virtual Meeting) Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6:00 pm" (PDF). Alamogordo Public Schools. Retrieved July 28, 2021. Dell City Purchase Requisition 20210058 - $34,063.12 for out of state tuition for students residing in the southeast corner of Otero County, NM that attend Dell City, TX ISD
^ "It all began here in a tent school in 1898". Alamogordo Daily News. Alamogordo, New Mexico. August 15, 1975. p. 4. - Clipping of whole article, and focus on the Dell City part, from Newspapers.com.

External links

Map of school districts in New Mexico
New Mexico Schools Locator on New Mexico Public Education Department web site

[1] "New Mexico" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[LinthicumLeslie-2] Linthicum, Leslie (March 6, 1995). "Navajos Say County Is Stealing Students". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A3. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com. Page 2 text details: A, B, and C

[3] "AGENDA Regular Board Meeting (Virtual Meeting) Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6:00 pm" (PDF). Alamogordo Public Schools. Retrieved July 28, 2021. Dell City Purchase Requisition 20210058 - $34,063.12 for out of state tuition for students residing in the southeast corner of Otero County, NM that attend Dell City, TX ISD

[Allbegan-4] "It all began here in a tent school in 1898". Alamogordo Daily News. Alamogordo, New Mexico. August 15, 1975. p. 4. - Clipping of whole article, and focus on the Dell City part, from Newspapers.com.

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