About Maxwell School District
Maxwell School District is a public school system serving Colfax County, New Mexico, based in Maxwell. It serves 87 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #135 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.
Size and structure
Maxwell School District enrolls 87 students in 3 schools — an average of about 29 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #135 of 153 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Maxwell School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (87 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Maxwell School District employs about 14 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 6.2:1 — below the New Mexico average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 30.
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.
How New Mexico funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Maxwell School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
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 Maxwell School District on NM Vistas.
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.
Maxwell School District vs. New Mexico
See every New Mexico district side by side in the New Mexico directory.
Look up Maxwell 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):