Regular local school district · Lincoln County
Capitan School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Capitan School District runs 3 public schools with 443 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.5 students per teacher is 2.7 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "CAPITAN".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 443
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 519 Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan, NM 88316
- Phone
- (575)354-8500
- County
- Lincoln County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500270
- State district ID
- NM-35040000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 83
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.5
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 (422), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $9.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.0 million
- State revenue
- $5.8 million
- Local revenue
- $2.2 million
- Total spending
- $9.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $21,524
- Salaries
- $3.5 million38.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $3.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 64.7%
- Local: 24.0%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$21,524
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Capitan School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Capitan ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 207 | 12.2 |
| Capitan HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 134 | 8.4 |
| Capitan MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 102 | 12.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lincoln County
- Ruidoso School District 1,788 students
- Carrizozo School District 144 students
- Hondo Valley School District 124 students
- Corona School District 102 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.