Raton, NM town hall & government
Raton spent $30.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,132 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Raton's government.
Where Raton's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 33%
- From the state 25%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Interest, fines & other 16%
- From the federal government 3%
- Utility sales 3%
- Property taxes 3%
Raton didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Raton
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Raton Public Schools
Raton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 10%
- State 73%
- Federal 17%
Of the $17,881 per pupil, $11,274 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Raton kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Raton pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Raton's government
Who represents Raton
Raton is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.