About Tatum School District
Tatum School District is a public school system serving Lea County, New Mexico, based in Tatum. It serves 310 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #83 largest of New Mexico’s 153 school systems.
Size and structure
Tatum School District enrolls 310 students in 3 schools — an average of about 103 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #83 of 153 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Tatum School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (310 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
Tatum School District employs about 29 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1 — below the New Mexico average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 57.
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 Tatum 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 Tatum 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.
Tatum School District vs. New Mexico
See every New Mexico district side by side in the New Mexico directory.
Look up Tatum 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):