Regular local school district · Valencia County
Belen School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Belen School District runs 10 public schools with 3,500 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.0 students per teacher is 1.8 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "BELEN".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 3,500
- Teachers (FTE)
- 233
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 520 North Main St, Belen, NM 87002
- Phone
- (505)966-1003
- County
- Valencia County
- Locale
- Suburb: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500180
- State district ID
- NM-35087000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 587
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 318 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 20.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.0
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 (3,667), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $55.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.9 million
- State revenue
- $40.8 million
- Local revenue
- $6.8 million
- Total spending
- $44.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,996
- Salaries
- $22.9 million52.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $34.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.3%
- State: 73.5%
- Local: 12.2%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,996
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Belen School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Belen Family SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 8 | 154 | 30.8 |
| Belen HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 958 | 19.2 |
| Belen Infinity HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 112 | 12.4 |
| Belen MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 475 | 15.8 |
| Central ElementaryCEP school | Middle | 4 to 6 | 166 | 11.9 |
| Dennis Chavez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 294 | 13.4 |
| Gil Sanchez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 316 | 14.4 |
| LA Merced ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 463 | 16.0 |
| LA Promesa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 230 | 12.8 |
| Rio Grande ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 332 | 11.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Valencia County
- Los Lunas School District 8,208 students
- School of Dreams Academy 478 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.