Regular local school district · Eddy County
Artesia School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Artesia School District runs 10 public schools with 3,729 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 "ARTESIA".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 3,729
- Teachers (FTE)
- 256
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1106 West Quay Ave, Artesia, NM 88210
- Phone
- (575)746-3585
- County
- Eddy County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500120
- State district ID
- NM-35022000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 486
- School counselors (FTE)
- 7.0About 533 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 14.0
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 (3,741), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $50.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.1 million
- State revenue
- $33.5 million
- Local revenue
- $11.8 million
- Total spending
- $54.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,490
- Salaries
- $24.0 million44.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.1%
- State: 66.5%
- Local: 23.5%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,490
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Artesia School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Artesia HighCEP school | High | 10 to 12 | 806 | 14.9 |
| Artesia Park Junior HighCEP school | Secondary | 8 to 9 | 539 | 13.1 |
| Artesia Zia IntermediateCEP school | Middle | 6 to 7 | 550 | 15.3 |
| Central ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 149 | 13.5 |
| Grand Heights Early ChildhoodCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 348 | 13.4 |
| Hermosa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 311 | 16.4 |
| Penasco ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 19 | 9.5 |
| Roselawn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 171 | 9.5 |
| Yeso ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 482 | 18.5 |
| Yucca ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 354 | 18.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Eddy County
- Carlsbad School District 7,461 students
- Loving School District 734 students
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.