Regular local school district · Taos County
Penasco School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Penasco School District runs 3 public schools with 276 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.2 students per teacher is 3.0 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "PENASCO".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 276
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 13 School Rd, Penasco, NM 87553
- Phone
- (575)587-2230
- County
- Taos County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3502040
- State district ID
- NM-35077000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 36
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 276 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.2
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 (322), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.2 million
- State revenue
- $4.9 million
- Local revenue
- $414,000
- Total spending
- $5.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,130
- Salaries
- $3.2 million54.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.2%
- State: 75.4%
- Local: 6.4%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,130
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Penasco School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Penasco ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 127 | 18.1 |
| Penasco HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 75 | 15.0 |
| Penasco MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 74 | 18.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Taos County
- Taos County Public Schools 2,184 students
- Questa School District 315 students
- Taos Academy 251 students
- Taos Integrated School of Arts 215 students
- Taos International School 179 students
- Red River Valley Charter School 84 students
- Vista Grande High School 69 students
- Roots & Wings Community 53 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.