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School district · New Mexico · LEAID 3502310

Ruidoso Municipal Schools

Ruidoso Municipal Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Mexico districts (1,820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ruidoso Municipal Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,547
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,403
Per-pupil spending
1,820
Students enrolled
43rd
Pct. in NM
$66,547

Ruidoso Municipal Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Mexico districts (1,820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,547, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,820 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ruidoso Municipal Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Mexico districts (1,820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 43rd percentile for New Mexico
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Mexico ranks #20 of 49 on the salary estimate and #36 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Ruidoso Municipal Schools ranks #40 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil
  • +42.7% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Mexico median

Among 89 New Mexico districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Ruidoso Municipal Schools's instructional payroll puts 67.3% into regular program , 6.6 points below the state median of 74.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Ruidoso Municipal NM median Gap
Regular program 67.3% 74.0% -6.6 pp
Special education 20.8% 17.0% +3.7 pp
Vocational programs 2.9% 4.0% -1.0 pp
Other programs 9.0% 3.3% +5.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 89 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3502310 · FY2023.

LEAID 3502310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ruidoso Municipal F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P43 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,820 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Artesia FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,547 estimated average teacher salary · P43 in New Mexico · P52 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Artesia ($189est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ruidoso Municipal

Salary neighbourhood · Ruidoso Municipal

Ruidoso Municipal sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Ruidoso Municipal

Ruidoso Municipal Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,547 Top 48% higher than 52% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Ruidoso Municipal Schools $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Ruidoso Municipal Schools

  • This is a contracting district: 2,051 students in FY2020 down to 1,820 in FY2023, a 11.3% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,547.049

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Mexico price level
91.0 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$73,144

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Mexico run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how New Mexico compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Ruidoso Municipal Schools

What the Numbers Say About Ruidoso Municipal Schools

Ruidoso Municipal Schools is a small school district in New Mexico, serving 1,820 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,403. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,547, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3502310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Mexico statewide average of $69,282, teacher pay in Ruidoso Municipal Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Mexico, it pays more than 43% of them. New Mexico itself ranks #20 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Ruidoso Municipal Schools reports $33.5M in total expenditure against $34.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Ruidoso Municipal Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Mexico average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Ruidoso Municipal Schools $66,547
Albuquerque Public Schools $74,657
New Mexico avg $69,282
National avg $70,245

Ruidoso Municipal Schools pays -10.9% less than Albuquerque Public Schools · per-pupil $18,403 vs $17,560

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable New Mexico districts

On pay, Ruidoso Municipal Schools sits closest to Artesia Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Espanola Public Schools. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Artesia Public Schools
  2. Portales Municipal Schools
  3. Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools
  4. Tucumcari Public Schools
  5. Loving Municipal Schools
  6. Alamogordo Public Schools
  7. Los Alamos Public Schools
  8. Estancia Municipal Schools
  9. West Las Vegas Public Schools
  10. T Or C Municipal Schools
  11. Bloomfield Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Espanola Public Schools
  2. Tucumcari Public Schools
  3. Portales Municipal Schools
  4. Artesia Public Schools
  5. T Or C Municipal Schools
  6. Silver Consolidated Schools
  7. Moriarty-edgewood School District
  8. Raton Public Schools
  9. Pecos Independent Schools
  10. Bloomfield Schools
  11. Lovington Municipal Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ruidoso Municipal Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ruidoso Municipal Schools: closest on enrollment (1,820 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,547 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$34.6M
Total Revenue
$33.5M
Total Expenditure
$9.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.6M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Ruidoso Municipal Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Mexico Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Mexico districts belongs to Pecos Independent Schools at $96,768. Ruidoso Municipal Schools places 32 of 50 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Montana and Missouri are the states closest to New Mexico on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other New Mexico Districts

Smaller-district sample from 69 New Mexico peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Las Vegas City Public Schools
$71,136
1,202 students
Hatch Valley Public Schools
$59,651
1,166 students
Zuni Public Schools
$83,041
1,095 students
Aztec Municipal Schools
$68,843
2,562 students
Bloomfield Schools
$64,668
2,584 students
Portales Municipal Schools
$67,016
2,610 students

This is a sample of 6 from 69 New Mexico districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruidoso Municipal Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Ruidoso Municipal Schools?

The average teacher salary in Ruidoso Municipal Schools is $66,547 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Ruidoso Municipal Schools teacher pay compare to the New Mexico average?

Ruidoso Municipal Schools pays 3.9% less than the New Mexico state average of $69,282. The district's average is $66,547.

How does Ruidoso Municipal Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ruidoso Municipal Schools pays 5.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,547.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ruidoso Municipal Schools?

Ruidoso Municipal Schools spends approximately $18,403 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Ruidoso Municipal Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Ruidoso Municipal Schools's total expenditure of $33.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Ruidoso Municipal Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.