Total enrollment
82,380
-6,497 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
202 schools in Albuquerque
New Mexico · Public K-12
Albuquerque's public-school count of 202 reflects a system enrolling about 83,188 students inside New Mexico, broken out as 106 elementary, 30 middle, and 50 high.
4-year change in Albuquerque
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
193
+2 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
562,218
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
83,188
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
202
public K-12
About Albuquerque
Across Albuquerque, New Mexico, 202 public schools teaches about 83,188 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city consists of 106 elementary, 30 middle, 50 high, and 16 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 412, noticeably above the state mean of about 343.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 88,877 students in SY 2020-21 versus 82,380 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 191 to 193 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Albuquerque discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.