C+
Grants-Cibola County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Grants and Milan.
Students
3,056
Schools
12
Spent per student
$18,345
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$30.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Grants-Cibola County Schools
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- 10 students per teacher
- Debt of $30.5M, about $9,969 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mountain View.
PK–67 schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NM
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 77.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,345 per student · 4% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 62%Federal 29%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,206’20
3,178’21
3,211’22
3,140’23
3,056’24
Down 4.7% since 2020.
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 47%Hispanic 37%White 11%Asian 1%Black 1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Mesa View Elementary
465 students11:1
Milan Elementary
B+410 students11:1
Mount Taylor Elementary
A−347 students10:1
Cubero Elementary
A−197 students8:1
Bluewater Elementary
B+63 students6:1
San Rafael Elementary
A−49 students5:1
Seboyeta Elementary
D−26 students3:1
Los Alamitos Middle
D−416 students11:1
Laguna-Acoma Middle
33 students2:1
Grants High
D−807 students12:1
Laguna-Acoma High
193 students8:1
GCCS Early College High School
50 students7:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.