Regular local school district · Eddy County
Carlsbad School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Carlsbad School District runs 14 public schools with 7,461 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.7 students per teacher is 3.5 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "CARLSBAD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 7,461
- Teachers (FTE)
- 448
- Students per teacher
- 16.7
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 408 North Canyon St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
- Phone
- (575)234-3300
- County
- Eddy County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500300
- State district ID
- NM-35020000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,097
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 1,244 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 29.0
- Charter schools
- 1
Students per teacher compared
This district16.7
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 (8,847), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $142.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.3 million
- State revenue
- $81.3 million
- Local revenue
- $54.7 million
- Total spending
- $104.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,775
- Salaries
- $47.1 million45.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $61.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.4%
- State: 57.1%
- Local: 38.5%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,775
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Carlsbad School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 2 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Carlsbad Early College HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 200 | 14.3 |
| Carlsbad Enrichment Center | Other | 1 to 12 | 170 | 17.0 |
| Carlsbad HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,685 | 19.8 |
| Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva CampusCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 908 | 18.9 |
| Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista CampusCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 740 | 15.1 |
| Cottonwood ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 684 | 15.5 |
| Desert Willow ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 667 | 15.2 |
| Early Childhood Education CenterCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 207 | 18.8 |
| Edison Elementary | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 0 | |
| Hillcrest PreschoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 316 | 15.8 |
| Jefferson MontessoriCEP schoolCharter | Other | K to 12 | 215 | 11.9 |
| Monterrey ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 366 | 16.6 |
| Ocotillo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 621 | 16.8 |
| Sunset ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 438 | 17.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Eddy County
- Artesia School District 3,729 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.