B
Silver City Consolidated Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Silver City.
Students
2,100
Schools
9
Spent per student
$19,309
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$14.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Silver City Consolidated Schools
- School Grade B: better than 58% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 9% more per student than the NM average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020
- Debt of $14.4M, about $6,876 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Trout Valley.
PK–62 schoolsThis district
64 middle schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district
122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NM
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 23.4% · small group: the state reports 0–20%
Reading / language arts49.5%
State average 58.4% · small group: the state reports 40–59%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 77.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,309 per student · 9% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 69%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,314’20
2,306’21
2,273’22
2,167’23
2,100’24
Down 9.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 69%White 27%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
Harrison Schmitt Elementary
D−337 students13:1
G.w.stout Elementary
D−334 students15:1
Jose Barrios Elementary
D−199 students13:1
Sixth Street Elementary
123 students13:1
Cliff Elementary
D−92 students10:1
La Plata Middle
D−259 students11:1
Silver High
D−618 students19:1
Cliff High
A−95 students8:1
Silver Scholars Academy
43 students7:1
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.