Total enrollment
2,121
-2,188 (-51%) vs SY 2017-18
10 schools in Espanola
New Mexico · Public K-12
Espanola, New Mexico hosts 10 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,121 students, broken out as 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
7-year change in Espanola
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-7 (-44%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
1%
was 6%
% Hispanic
89%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
10,473
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
2,121
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
10
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCALDE ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-06 | 151 |
| CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLE | Middle | 07-08 | 379 |
| ESPANOLA VALLEY HIGH | High | 09-12 | · |
| EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-06 | 339 |
| HERNANDEZ ELEMENTARY | Elementary | KG-06 | 85 |
| JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 01-06 | 233 |
| Kha'p'o Community School | Elementary | KG-06 | 98 |
| LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-KG | 71 |
| MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | KG-12 | 557 |
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY | Elementary | KG-06 | 208 |
About Espanola
Public education in Espanola, New Mexico runs across 10 schools that teaches roughly 2,121 students. By footprint, Espanola sits in the middle-population bracket.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is made up of 7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, and 1 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 212, below the state mean of about 343.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 51%: 4,309 students in SY 2017-18 versus 2,121 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 16 to 9 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 6% to 1% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Espanola discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.