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New Mexico · Doã±A Ana County

Gadsden School District

11,739 students · 26 schools · 13.4:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #5 of 153 in New Mexico

Students
11,739
Schools
26
Teachers (FTE)
873
Student–Teacher
13.4:1
County
Doã±A Ana
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Gadsden School District

Gadsden School District is a public school system serving Doã±A Ana County, New Mexico, based in Anthony. It serves 11,739 students across 26 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #5 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.

Phone5758826203
Address6308 Highway 28, Anthony, NM 88021
CountyDoã±A Ana County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Gadsden School District enrolls 11,739 students in 26 schools — an average of about 452 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #5 of 153 statewide by enrollment.

Students
11,739
#5 of 153 in New Mexico
Schools
26
~452 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Gadsden School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (11,739 students reported):

White
3%
Black
0%
Hispanic
97%
Asian
0%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Gadsden School District employs about 873 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1 — below the New Mexico average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 2,141.

Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
873
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,141
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How New Mexico funds schools

New Mexico funds districts through the Public School Finance Act and its State Equalization Guarantee (SEG): the Legislature sets one statewide appropriation, divided by the total of weighted program units to produce a single unit value — $6,553.75 per unit for 2024–25 — that every district is paid against. Units are weighted by grade and by at-risk, bilingual and special-education need, and local operational property-tax capacity is credited against the state share, so this is an equalized, largely state-funded system. The Martinez-Yazzie sufficiency ruling continues to drive increases in at-risk funding.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Gadsden School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

New Mexico’s ESSA accountability and report-card system is NM Vistas, which rates schools and districts on proficiency, growth, English-language progress, college-and-career readiness and graduation rate. Look up Gadsden School District on NM Vistas.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

New Mexico accredits public districts itself: the Public Education Department conducts an annual accreditation review under 6.19.4 NMAC, assigning each district an approval status rather than relying on a private accreditor. See the New Mexico PED for a district’s accreditation status.

How it compares

Gadsden School District vs. New Mexico

Enrollment rank
#5
of 153 districts
Ratio
13.4:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Doã±A Ana County

See every New Mexico district side by side in the New Mexico directory.

Go deeper

Look up Gadsden School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the New Mexico Legislature (the State Equalization Guarantee) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Gadsden School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3501080. Confirm current details with the district and the New Mexico Public Education Department.