Regular local school district · Taos County
Taos County Public Schools, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
Taos County Public Schools runs 9 public schools with 2,184 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.0 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "TAOS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 2,184
- Teachers (FTE)
- 182
- Students per teacher
- 12.0
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 310 Camino de la Placita, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone
- (575)758-5202
- County
- Taos County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3502520
- State district ID
- NM-35076000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 375
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 546 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 10.0
- Charter schools
- 2
Students per teacher compared
This district12.0
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 (2,552), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $40.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.7 million
- State revenue
- $27.9 million
- Local revenue
- $7.0 million
- Total spending
- $43.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,980
- Salaries
- $18.5 million42.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $24.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.0%
- State: 68.8%
- Local: 17.3%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,980
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in Taos County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Anansi Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 198 | 12.4 |
| Arroyo del Norte ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 99 | 9.9 |
| Chrysalis Alternative | High | 7 to 12 | 0 | |
| Enos Garcia ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 348 | 10.5 |
| Ranchos de Taos ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 225 | 10.2 |
| Taos Cyber MagnetCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 12 | |
| Taos HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 749 | 15.6 |
| Taos MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 337 | 10.5 |
| Taos Municipal CharterCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 216 | 12.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Taos County
- Questa School District 315 students
- Penasco School District 276 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.