Total enrollment
11,182
-1,221 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in SANTA FE
New Mexico · 11,182 students · 2 cities
SANTA FE operates 30 public K-12 schools in New Mexico, enrolling about 11,182 students between them (20 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in SANTA FE
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
29
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SANTA FE ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,182 | #6 of 50 | #808 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #4 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #26 of 49 | #3,795 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #14 of 49 | #113 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #27 of 37 | #4,499 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 SANTA FE
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from PINON ELEMENTARY at 43.3% proficient to EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY at 17.1%, a gap of 26.2 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 13,062 to 10,970 students (down 16%) and from 887 to 813 full-time teachers (down 8%), 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 SANTA FE
As an average-sized district in New Mexico, SANTA FE hosts 11,182 students across 30 schools.
For a sense of the school types, SANTA FE covers 20 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 10%: 12,403 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,182 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, SANTA FE lost 1 school, going from 30 to 29.
On this page, the community for SANTA FE discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.