Regular local school district · Chaves County
Lake Arthur School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Lake Arthur School District runs 3 public schools with 157 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.8 students per teacher is 3.4 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "LAKE ARTHUR".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 157
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 9.8
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 700 Broadway, Lake Arthur, NM 88253
- Phone
- (575)365-2000
- County
- Chaves County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3501470
- State district ID
- NM-35007000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 29
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.8
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 (117), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $226,000
- State revenue
- $2.6 million
- Local revenue
- $957,000
- Total spending
- $3.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $30,393
- Salaries
- $1.2 million34.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.9%
- State: 69.1%
- Local: 25.0%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$30,393
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Lake Arthur School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lake Arthur ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 67 | 8.4 |
| Lake Arthur HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 28 | 7.0 |
| Lake Arthur MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 26 | 8.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Chaves County
- Roswell School District 9,230 students
- Dexter School District 772 students
- Hagerman School District 408 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.