Regular local school district · Lea County
Hobbs School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Hobbs School District runs 18 public schools with 10,121 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.4 students per teacher is 3.2 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "HOBBS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 18
- Students
- 10,121
- Teachers (FTE)
- 616
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1515 E Sanger, Hobbs, NM 88240
- Phone
- (575)433-0100
- County
- Lea County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3501260
- State district ID
- NM-35033000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 933
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 1,012 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 35.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.4
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 (9,776), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $138.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.2 million
- State revenue
- $95.5 million
- Local revenue
- $30.0 million
- Total spending
- $132.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,578
- Salaries
- $62.0 million46.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $50.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 68.8%
- Local: 21.6%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,578
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Hobbs School District
By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 13 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Booker T. Washington ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 155 | 12.9 |
| Broadmoor ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 330 | 15.7 |
| College Lane ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 532 | 17.7 |
| Coronado ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 422 | 19.2 |
| Edison ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 225 | 13.2 |
| Heizer Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 606 | 14.1 |
| Highland Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 808 | 18.0 |
| Hobbs Freshman HighCEP school | Secondary | 9 to 10 | 747 | 17.4 |
| Hobbs HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,312 | 18.5 |
| Houston Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 9 | 822 | 18.7 |
| Jefferson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 316 | 13.7 |
| Mills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 411 | 18.7 |
| Murray ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 422 | 14.1 |
| Sanger ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 365 | 17.4 |
| Southern Heights ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 472 | 15.2 |
| Stone ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 429 | 19.5 |
| Taylor ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 426 | 16.4 |
| Will Rogers ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 297 | 14.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lea County
- Lovington School District 3,415 students
- Eunice School District 748 students
- Jal School District 567 students
- Tatum School District 310 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.