Regular local school district · Doña Ana County
Las Cruces School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Las Cruces School District runs 39 public schools with 22,782 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "LAS CRUCES".
At a glance
- Schools
- 39
- Students
- 22,782
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,040
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 505 South Main Suite 249, Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Phone
- (575)527-5800
- County
- Doña Ana County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3501500
- State district ID
- NM-35017000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 4,341
- School counselors (FTE)
- 45.0About 506 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 139.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.2
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 (23,711), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $301.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $42.2 million
- State revenue
- $218.6 million
- Local revenue
- $40.4 million
- Total spending
- $291.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,277
- Salaries
- $154.3 million53.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $149.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.0%
- State: 72.6%
- Local: 13.4%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,277
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Las Cruces School District
By level: 6 high, 8 middle, 25 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alameda ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 331 | 12.7 |
| Arrowhead Park Early College High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 549 | 8.7 |
| Booker T. WashingtonCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 361 | 11.3 |
| Camino Real MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 933 | 11.1 |
| Centennial High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,713 | 13.3 |
| Central ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 182 | 11.4 |
| Cesar Chavez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 492 | 10.5 |
| Columbia ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 182 | 7.0 |
| Conlee ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 417 | 12.3 |
| Desert Hills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 502 | 12.2 |
| Dona Ana ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 372 | 12.4 |
| East Picacho ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 460 | 12.4 |
| Fairacres ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 405 | 13.1 |
| Hermosa Heights ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 408 | 11.3 |
| Highland ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 704 | 14.4 |
| Hillrise ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 421 | 12.8 |
| Jornada ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 429 | 11.6 |
| Las Cruces HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,703 | |
| Loma Heights ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 450 | 12.2 |
| Lynn MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 507 | 9.9 |
| Mac Arthur ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 335 | 11.6 |
| Mayfield HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,327 | |
| Mesa MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 728 | 15.8 |
| Mesilla ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 324 | 11.6 |
| Mesilla Park ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 311 | 9.7 |
| Mesilla Valley Leadership AcademyCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 94 | 15.7 |
| Monte Vista ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 706 | 12.8 |
| Organ Mountain High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,128 | |
| Picacho MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 698 | 11.4 |
| Rio Grande Preparatory InstituteCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 46 | 1.5 |
| Sierra MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 698 | 10.7 |
| Sonoma ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 660 | 12.0 |
| Sunrise ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 363 | 12.5 |
| Tombaugh ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 565 | 12.3 |
| University Hills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 363 | 11.3 |
| Valley View ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 343 | 10.1 |
| Vista MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 574 | 10.2 |
| White Sands ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 270 | 10.8 |
| Zia MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 616 | 10.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Doña Ana County
- Gadsden School District 11,739 students
- Hatch Valley School District 1,146 students
- Explore Academy Las Cruces 599 students
- New America School - Las Cruces 225 students
- Las Montanas Charter 201 students
- J Paul Taylor Academy 200 students
- Raices del Saber Xinachtli Community 122 students
- Alma D'Arte Charter 63 students
- LA Academia Dolores Huerta
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.