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Jal School District

567 students · 3 schools · 14.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #57 of 153 in New Mexico

Students
567
Schools
3
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–Teacher
14.3:1
County
Lea
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Jal School District

Jal School District is a public school system serving Lea County, New Mexico, based in Jal. It serves 567 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #57 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.

Phone5753952840
Address200 E Panther, Jal, NM 88252
CountyLea County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Jal School District enrolls 567 students in 3 schools — an average of about 189 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #57 of 153 statewide by enrollment.

Students
567
#57 of 153 in New Mexico
Schools
3
~189 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Jal School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (567 students reported):

White
14%
Black
0%
Hispanic
85%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
1%
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

Jal School District employs about 40 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1 — above the New Mexico average of about 13.6:1. Total district staff is roughly 90.

Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
40
classroom teachers
Total staff
90
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 Jal 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 Jal 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

Jal School District vs. New Mexico

Enrollment rank
#57
of 153 districts
Ratio
14.3:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Locale
Rural: Remote
Lea County

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

Go deeper

Look up Jal 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 Jal School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3501350. Confirm current details with the district and the New Mexico Public Education Department.