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NM Regular Public School District 3 Schools

CAPITAN

CAPITAN, NM 88316 • Lincoln County • 3 Operating Schools
(575) 354-8500
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Rural: Distant
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 3500270
State Identifier NM-35040000
County FIPS 35027
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 3 schools
Central Office Phone (575) 354-8500
Administrative Office Location 519 Smokey Bear Blvd
Capitan, NM 88316
Mailing Address PO BOX 278
Capitan, NM 88316

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 300 600 2020-2021: 422 students 422 2020-2021 2021-2022: 469 students 469 +11.1% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 471 students 471 +0.4% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 456 students 456 -3.2% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 443 students 443 -2.9% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 3 443 42.1 10.5:1 138
2023-2024 3 456 42.6 10.7:1 343
2022-2023 3 471 39.0 12.1:1 258
2021-2022 3 469 39.4 11.9:1 216
2020-2021 3 422 35.6 11.9:1 165

Schools in this District (3)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
CAPITAN ELEMENTARY PK-5 Elementary School Regular School CAPITAN View ›
CAPITAN HIGH 9-12 High School Regular School CAPITAN View ›
CAPITAN MIDDLE 6-8 Middle School Regular School CAPITAN View ›