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New Mexico Connections Academy

1,487 students · 1 schools · 21.6:1 ratio · grades 4–12 · #34 of 153 in New Mexico

Students
1,487
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
69
Student–Teacher
21.6:1
County
Santa Fe
Grades
4–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About New Mexico Connections Academy

New Mexico Connections Academy is a public school system serving Santa Fe County, New Mexico, based in Santa Fe. It serves 1,487 students across 1 schools spanning 4–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #34 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.

Phone5054282130
Address130 Siringo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
CountySanta Fe County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

New Mexico Connections Academy enrolls 1,487 students in 1 schools — an average of about 1,487 students per school. It serves grades 4–12 and ranks #34 of 153 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,487
#34 of 153 in New Mexico
Schools
1
~1,487 students each
Grade span
4–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in New Mexico Connections Academy, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,487 students reported):

White
26%
Black
2%
Hispanic
56%
Asian
1%
Two or more
11%
Amer. Indian
4%
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

New Mexico Connections Academy employs about 69 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 21.6:1 — above the New Mexico average of about 13.6:1. Total district staff is roughly 91.

Student–teacher ratio
21.6:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
69
classroom teachers
Total staff
91
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 New Mexico Connections Academy 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 New Mexico Connections Academy 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

New Mexico Connections Academy vs. New Mexico

Enrollment rank
#34
of 153 districts
Ratio
21.6:1
state avg ~13.6:1
Locale
City: Small
Santa Fe County

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

Go deeper

Look up New Mexico Connections Academy’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 New Mexico Connections Academy. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3500160. Confirm current details with the district and the New Mexico Public Education Department.