Regular local school district · Otero County
Alamogordo School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Alamogordo School District runs 15 public schools with 5,251 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "ALAMOGORDO".
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 5,251
- Teachers (FTE)
- 359
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1211 Hawaii Ave, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- (575)812-6002
- County
- Otero County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500030
- State district ID
- NM-35046000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 900
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 477 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 26.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.6
New Mexico13.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,572), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $70.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.6 million
- State revenue
- $48.1 million
- Local revenue
- $9.0 million
- Total spending
- $72.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,058
- Salaries
- $35.2 million48.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $42.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 68.0%
- Local: 12.7%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,058
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Alamogordo School District
By level: 2 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Academy del Sol Alt. | High | 10 to 12 | 0 | |
| Alamogordo HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,440 | 15.0 |
| Buena Vista ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 222 | 14.8 |
| Chaparral MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 513 | 13.9 |
| Desert Star ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 466 | 15.5 |
| High Rolls Mountain Park ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 21 | 10.5 |
| Holloman ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 517 | 17.8 |
| Holloman MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 173 | 12.4 |
| LA Luz ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 224 | 18.7 |
| Mountain View MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 479 | 14.5 |
| North ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 159 | 10.6 |
| Sierra ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 284 | 17.8 |
| Stepping Stones PreschoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 114 | 12.7 |
| Sunset Hills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 436 | 13.6 |
| Yucca ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 179 | 11.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Otero County
- Tularosa School District 966 students
- Cloudcroft School District 429 students
- Nm School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 45 students
- Sacramento School of Engineering and Science
More in New Mexico
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.