Regular local school district · Rio Arriba County
Mesa Vista School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Mesa Vista School District runs 4 public schools with 262 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.9 students per teacher is 2.3 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "MESA VISTA".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 262
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 10.9
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- Highway 285 Junction 111, Ojo Caliente, NM 87549
- Phone
- (575)583-2645
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3501980
- State district ID
- NM-35078000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 40
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.9
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 (247), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $5.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $529,000
- State revenue
- $3.9 million
- Local revenue
- $619,000
- Total spending
- $4.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,713
- Salaries
- $2.1 million45.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $3.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 77.2%
- Local: 12.3%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,713
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Mesa Vista School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| El Rito ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 3 | 63 | 12.6 |
| Mesa Vista HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 93 | 8.5 |
| Mesa Vista MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 51 | 17.0 |
| Ojo Caliente ElementaryCEP school | Middle | 4 to 6 | 55 | 18.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Rio Arriba County
- Espanola School District 2,745 students
- Dulce School District 571 students
- Chama Valley School District 280 students
- Jemez Mtn School District 178 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.