Regular local school district · Sandoval County
Rio Rancho School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Rio Rancho School District runs 20 public schools with 16,519 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.9 students per teacher is 4.7 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "RIO RANCHO".
At a glance
- Schools
- 20
- Students
- 16,519
- Teachers (FTE)
- 923
- Students per teacher
- 17.9
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 500 Laser Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505)896-0667
- County
- Sandoval County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3500010
- State district ID
- NM-35083000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,578
- School counselors (FTE)
- 40.0About 413 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 36.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.9
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 (16,807), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $203.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $14.8 million
- State revenue
- $159.6 million
- Local revenue
- $28.9 million
- Total spending
- $209.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,481
- Salaries
- $111.9 million53.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $156.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.3%
- State: 78.5%
- Local: 14.2%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,481
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Rio Rancho School District
By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cielo Azul ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 640 | 16.8 |
| Cleveland High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,596 | 19.2 |
| Colinas del Norte ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 540 | 16.4 |
| Eagle Ridge MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 732 | 14.4 |
| Enchanted Hills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 673 | 16.4 |
| Ernest Stapleton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 798 | 19.0 |
| Independence High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 156 | 8.2 |
| Joe Harris ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 574 | 17.9 |
| Lincoln MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 805 | 21.8 |
| Maggie Cordova Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 608 | 14.8 |
| Martin King Jr ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 569 | 18.4 |
| Mountain View MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 931 | 22.7 |
| Puesta del Sol ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 539 | 18.6 |
| Rio Rancho Cyber AcademyCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 133 | 9.5 |
| Rio Rancho ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 486 | 16.2 |
| Rio Rancho HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,568 | 19.9 |
| Rio Rancho Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,024 | 17.7 |
| Sandia Vista ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 713 | 20.4 |
| Shining Stars Preschool | Prekindergarten | PK | 590 | 15.5 |
| Vista Grande ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 786 | 23.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Sandoval County
- Bernalillo School District 2,773 students
- Cuba School District 721 students
- The Ask Academy 558 students
- Explore Academy - Rio Rancho 430 students
- Jemez Valley School District 292 students
- Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education 222 students
- San Diego Riverside 50 students
- Walatowa Charter High 34 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.