Santa Clara, NM town hall & government
Santa Clara spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,352 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Santa Clara's government.
Where Santa Clara's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 39%
- Fees & charges 21%
- Utility sales 19%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Santa Clara didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Santa Clara
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Cobre Consolidated Schools
Santa Clara's K–12 school district, shared with Bayard and Hurley. 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 9%
- State 66%
- Federal 24%
Of the $25,893 per pupil, $13,472 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 Santa Clara kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Santa Clara 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Santa Clara's government
Who represents Santa Clara
Santa Clara is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Gabe Vasquez. 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.