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Silver City, NM
Public School Ratings




Silver City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Silver City School District details

Silver City School District
2810 N. Swan Street
Silver City, NM 88061

2,251 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Silver City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Mexico

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.5% of all NM school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
30%
43%
37%
26%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cliff Elementary School
622 State Hwy 211
Cliff, NM, 88028
PK-06
Cliff High School
622 State Hwy 211
Cliff, NM, 88028
07-12
G.w.stout Elementary School
2601 North Silver St
Silver City, NM, 88061
01-06
Harrison Schmitt Elementary School
4042 Hwy 90 Sw
Silver City, NM, 88061
01-06
Jose Barrios Elementary School
1625 Little Walnut
Silver City, NM, 88061
01-06
La Plata Middle School
3500 North Silver St
Silver City, NM, 88061
07-08
Silver High School
3200 North Silver St
Silver City, NM, 88061
09-12
Silver Scholars Academy School
600 E 32 Nd Street
Silver City, NM, 88061
PK-PK
Sixth Street Elementary School
405 West 6 Th
Silver City, NM, 88061
KG-KG

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.5% 20.8%
Black 0.6% 1.8%
Hispanic 67.9% 63.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 12.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.1% 76.7%
Free lunch eligible 46.1% 74.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,818 $17,599,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,839 $4,140,000 12.0%
Staff $513 $1,155,000 3.4%
General Administration $390 $879,000 2.6%
School Administration $785 $1,766,000 5.1%
Operation $1,572 $3,538,000 10.3%
Transportation $501 $1,127,000 3.3%
Other $288 $649,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,888 $13,254,000 38.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,559 $3,509,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $15,265 $34,362,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,598 $2,418,627,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,403 $446,729,000 9.1%
Staff $298 $94,805,000 1.9%
General Administration $333 $105,966,000 2.2%
School Administration $720 $229,072,000 4.7%
Operation $1,398 $445,032,000 9.1%
Transportation $368 $117,034,000 2.4%
Other $451 $143,432,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,970 $1,582,070,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,805 $893,099,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $15,373 $4,893,796,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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