About Silver City School District
Silver City School District is a public school system serving Grant County, New Mexico, based in Silver City. It serves 2,108 students across 9 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: remote district. By enrollment it is the #29 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.
Size and structure
Silver City School District enrolls 2,108 students in 9 schools — an average of about 234 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #29 of 153 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Silver City School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,108 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
Silver City School District employs about 157 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 349.
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 Silver City 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 Silver City 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.
Silver City School District vs. New Mexico
See every New Mexico district side by side in the New Mexico directory.
Look up Silver City 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):