Can I use Chaves County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Chaves County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Chaves County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Chaves County?

Start with the 33 listed public schools and 5 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Chaves County Schools & Education

Name: Chaves County, New Mexico Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Chaves County, New Mexico

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

20/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

73.9%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

73.9%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 79.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,942

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,957

School Score

20/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 33/100

State Score Position

#28

of 33 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Chaves County

Measured School Summary

Chaves County faces educational challenges with a school score of 20/100 and a graduation rate of 73.9%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,942 per pupil, Chaves County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 40% below the New Mexico average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 5.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 13% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Chaves County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

33 public schools and 5 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

20/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #28 of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data.

Completion

73.9%

5.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,942

$1,015 below the state average

School coverage

5 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Chaves County has 33 public schools across 5 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Chaves County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS carries most of the listed public-school system, with 22 of 33 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#28

of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data. The county score is 13 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

9,701 students

Elementary 13Middle 4High 4Other 1

22 listed schools in this county slice.

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

812 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

HAGERMAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

368 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

136 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS is the largest listed district slice, with 22 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Chaves County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Chaves County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Chaves County Per-Pupil Spending Below State and National Levels

Education data brief for Chaves County, New Mexico.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Per-pupil spending

Per-pupil expenditure in Chaves County is $6,942, which is significantly lower than the national average of $13,000 and falls below the New Mexico state average of $7,957. The county serves 11,035 students across 33 public schools, with Roswell Independent Schools acting as the largest district, enrolling 9,701 students across 22 schools. The largest individual campus is Roswell High, with 1,438 students. The county’s composite school score is 19.8, trailing the state average of 33.4 and the national median of 50.0. Additionally, the graduation rate is 73.9%, compared to a state average of 79.0% and a national average of 87.0%. Of the 33 schools, 18 are in rural locales while 15 are in town settings. The data also notes the presence of one charter school and two alternative schools. Use the NCES directory to analyze individual district data.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Chaves County

Reported Enrollment

11,035

33 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

3% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary17

Middle7

High8

Other1

5 School Districts in Chaves County

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

3 schools

812 students

HAGERMAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

3 schools

368 students

LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

3 schools

136 students

NM CORRECTIONS

11 schools

34 students

33 Public Schools in Chaves County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 2 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Chaves County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
ROSWELL HIGH	Profile	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88203Town: Remote	9–12	High	1,438
GODDARD HIGH	Profile	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	9–12	High	1,155
BERRENDO MIDDLE	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	663
SIERRA MIDDLE	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	6–8	Middle	627
MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	520
DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	KG–5	Primary	509
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88203Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	463
MESA MIDDLE	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	422
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	KG–5	Primary	409
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	404
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	396
DEXTER ELEMENTARY	Record	DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	DEXTER, 88230Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	362
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	344
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	318
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	301
PECOS ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	275
DEXTER HIGH	Record	DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	DEXTER, 88230Rural: Distant	9–12	High	254
PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Town: Remote	PK	Other	251
SUNSET ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	244
EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY	Record	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	ROSWELL, 88201Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	217

ROSWELL HIGH

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88203 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,438 students

GODDARD HIGH

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,155 students

BERRENDO MIDDLE

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle663 students

SIERRA MIDDLE

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle627 students

MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle520 students

DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary509 students

VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88203 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary463 students

MESA MIDDLE

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle422 students

MONTERREY ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary409 students

MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary404 students

EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary396 students

DEXTER ELEMENTARY

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

DEXTER, 88230 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary362 students

BERRENDO ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary344 students

WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary318 students

MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary301 students

PECOS ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary275 students

DEXTER HIGH

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

DEXTER, 88230 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High254 students

PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Town: Remote

RecordPKOther251 students

SUNSET ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary244 students

EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

ROSWELL, 88201 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary217 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,942

State avg $7,957

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which New Mexico counties have the highest graduation rates?

Los Alamos County (93.0%), De Baca County (90.0%), and Mora County (90.0%) currently lead New Mexico among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in New Mexico?

Across New Mexico counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,957. The highest current county values are Catron County ($13,747), Harding County ($13,463), and Guadalupe County ($10,823). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Chaves County?

Chaves County has a school score of 20/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Chaves County?

The high school graduation rate in Chaves County is 73.9%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Chaves County spend per student?

Chaves County spends $6,942 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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+1 pts

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+2 pts

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School score

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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