Regular local school district · Bernalillo County

Albuquerque School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending

Albuquerque School District runs 174 public schools with 74,792 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "ALBUQUERQUE".

At a glance

Schools: 174
Students: 74,792
Teachers (FTE): 6,196
Students per teacher: 12.1; NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 6400 Uptown Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505)880-3744
County: Bernalillo County
Locale: City: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3500060
State district ID: NM-35001000
Total staff (FTE): 11,953
School counselors (FTE): 274.0About 273 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 330.0
Charter schools: 29

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Students per teacher compared

This district12.1

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 (83,031), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $1.17 billion
Federal revenue: $100.2 million
State revenue: $854.0 million
Local revenue: $214.9 million
Total spending: $1.20 billion
Spending per pupil: $14,476
Salaries: $602.1 million50.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $603.0 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 8.6%
State: 73.0%
Local: 18.4%

New Mexico overall

Federal: 13.2%
State: 70.6%
Local: 16.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,476

New Mexico$14,192

United States$16,826

Schools in Albuquerque School District

By level: 38 high, 29 middle, 99 elementary, 8 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


A. Montoya ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	370	11.9
Abq Charter AcademyCharter	High	9 to 12	350	18.4
Ace Leadership High SchoolCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	285	15.8
Adobe Acres ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	303	14.4
Alameda ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	212	15.1
Alamosa ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	382	10.9
Albuquerque HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,568	14.8
Albuquerque Talent Development CharterCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	119	13.2
Alice King Community SchoolCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	384	10.7
Alvarado ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	258	11.7
Apache ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	341	13.6
Armijo ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	260	12.4
Arroyo del Oso ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	321	12.3
Atrisco ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	205	7.1
Atrisco Heritage Academy High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,930	14.5
Bandelier ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	387	12.9
Barcelona ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	202	9.6
Bel-Air ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	254	10.2
Bellehaven ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	216	9.4
Career Enrichment	High	9 to 12	0
Carlos Rey ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	446	9.7
Chamiza ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	249	10.4
Chaparral ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	523	11.6
Chelwood ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	309	11.0
Christine Duncan Heritage AcademyCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	534	14.1
Cibola HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,517	15.5
Cien Aguas InternationalCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	419	13.1
Cleveland MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	474	12.5
Cochiti ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	247	11.2
College and Career High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	280	17.5
Collet Park ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	362	12.1
Comanche ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	325	11.2
Connected	High	9 to 12	0
Continuation School	Other	PK to 12	5	2.5
Coral Community CharterCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	241	14.2
Coronado ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	306	13.9
Corrales ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 7	378	13.5
Corrales InternationalCEP schoolCharter	Other	K to 12	232	12.9
Coyote Willow Family SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 8	280	16.5
Del Norte HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,079	15.4
Dennis Chavez ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	550	11.7
Desert Ridge MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	801	12.7
Desert Willow Family SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 8	289	16.1
Digital Arts and Technology AcademyCharter	High	7 to 12	319	13.9
Dolores Gonzales ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	298	9.3
Double Eagle ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	526	15.0
Duranes ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	34	4.9
Early College AcademyCEP school	High	9 to 12	212
East Mountain High SchoolCharter	High	9 to 12	417	15.4
East San Jose ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	317	9.3

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Nearby and related

Other districts in Bernalillo County

Mission Achievement and Success 2,233 students
Explore Academy 1,413 students
Abq School of Excellence 1,005 students
Cottonwood Classical Prep 852 students
Horizon Academy West 495 students
Montessori Elementary School 452 students
21st Century Public Academy 371 students
Albuquerque Bilingual Academy 328 students
Solare Collegiate Charter School 314 students
Albuquerque Aviation Academy 312 students
Albuquerque Institute of Math & Science 311 students
North Valley Academy 280 students
Altura Preparatory School 263 students
Tierra Adentro 257 students
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School 221 students

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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.