Total enrollment
22,670
-1,041 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
40 schools in LAS CRUCES
New Mexico · 22,670 students · 3 cities
LAS CRUCES runs 40 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 22,670 and an average school size of 567.
4-year change in LAS CRUCES
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
39
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LAS CRUCES ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #7 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,670 | #2 of 50 | #334 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 39 | #2 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #7 of 49 | #1,405 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.9% | #17 of 49 | #151 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #26 of 37 | #4,469 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside LAS CRUCES
State test results across the district's 31 scored schools run from WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY at 62.5% proficient to MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY at 17.4%, a gap of 45.1 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 36 district schools that reported both years went from 19,723 to 17,512 students (down 11%) and from 1,193 to 1,539 full-time teachers (up 29%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About LAS CRUCES
LAS CRUCES is a mid-sized New Mexico school district running 40 schools with combined enrollment near 22,670.
On the level-by-level breakdown, LAS CRUCES is built around 25 elementary, 8 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in LAS CRUCES is about 567, noticeably above the New Mexico average of roughly 343.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 22,670 students, declined 4% from the 23,711 reported in SY 2020-21. LAS CRUCES now counts 39 public schools, down from 40 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for LAS CRUCES discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.