Tucumcari Public Schools
Public
Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Tucumcari.
At a glance
911Students enrolled
3Schools
$17,025Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Tucumcari
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NM
Math proficiency15%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts44.5%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 77.2%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,025
per student each year · 4% below the NM average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
877’20
891’21
907’22
897’23
911’24
Students
Hispanic · 71%648
White · 23%213
Black · 3%23
Two or more races · 2%15
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%7
Asian · 1%5
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools3 in district
TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 451 students · Tucumcari
PublicTUCUMCARI MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 213 students · Tucumcari
PublicTUCUMCARI HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 247 students · Tucumcari
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.