Regular local school district · San Juan County
Central School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Central School District runs 16 public schools with 4,518 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.0 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "CENTRAL".
At a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 4,518
- Teachers (FTE)
- 375
- Students per teacher
- 12.0
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- Old High School Rd, Shiprock, NM 87420
- Phone
- (505)368-4984
- County
- San Juan County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500390
- State district ID
- NM-35067000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 952
- School counselors (FTE)
- 13.0About 348 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 21.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.0
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 (5,173), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $121.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $39.1 million
- State revenue
- $72.5 million
- Local revenue
- $9.4 million
- Total spending
- $96.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,721
- Salaries
- $45.3 million46.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $27.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 32.3%
- State: 59.9%
- Local: 7.8%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,721
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Central School District
By level: 4 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Career Prep AlternativeCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 118 | 9.1 |
| Eva B Stokely ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 203 | 9.2 |
| Judy Nelson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 486 | 13.5 |
| Kirtland Central HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 743 | 15.5 |
| Kirtland ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 388 | 13.4 |
| Kirtland MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 372 | 12.8 |
| Kirtland Pre-K Early Childhood Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 0 | |
| Mesa ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 229 | 11.4 |
| Naschitti ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 78 | 11.1 |
| Newcomb ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 169 | 8.0 |
| Newcomb HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 223 | 13.9 |
| Newcomb MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 127 | 9.8 |
| Nizhoni ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 207 | 10.3 |
| Ojo Amarillo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 280 | 11.2 |
| Shiprock HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 502 | 12.6 |
| Tse Bit Ai MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 390 | 13.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in San Juan County
- Farmington School District 10,768 students
- Aztec School District 2,448 students
- Bloomfield School District 2,388 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.