New Mexico Private Schools

There are 213 private schools in New Mexico, serving 25,048 students.
The average private school tuition is $6,553 for elementary schools and $10,209 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 86% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 48% and the student:teacher ratio is 10:1.
63% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Roman Catholic).
There are 4 Blue Ribbon schools, 1 all-girls school, 21 Montessori schools and 119 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Sandia Preparatory School provides a rigorous college prep education in a small class setting for grades 6 - 12.

Bosque School, founded in 1994, is a challenging college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12. The campus sits on 45-acres adjacent to the Rio Grande bosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Students headed to Europe for 12 days of Spring break 2016! Itinerary includes London, Paris and Barcelona.

Hope Christian Pre-K students celebrating their graduation to Kindergarten!

Students in our 4 year old class practice blending consonants and short vowels.

1730 Tierra de Mesilla. Acton Academy Location

Albuquerque Academy's central path connects the West Campus, home to grades 6 and 7, to the East Campus, where grades 8-12 reside. The Library and Science Center are located at the mid-point of the path.

Our school, in the generous Las Cruces sunshine

1st grader with our Technology Director in the Media Lab.

New Mexico Private Schools by County

Popular cities: Albuquerque (80 schools), Santa Fe (28 schools), Farmington (10 schools), Las Cruces (8 schools), Roswell (7 schools).

County
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Bernalillo County
86 Schools
13,532 Students
44% Minority
Catron County
1 Schools
8 Students
100% Minority
Chaves County
7 Schools
1,169 Students
34% Minority
Cibola County
3 Schools
179 Students
83% Minority
Curry County
3 Schools
372 Students
35% Minority
Dona Ana County
10 Schools
997 Students
55% Minority
Eddy County
1 Schools
97 Students
54% Minority
Grant County
4 Schools
166 Students
25% Minority
Lea County
3 Schools
157 Students
36% Minority
Lincoln County
1 Schools
48 Students
40% Minority
Los Alamos County
2 Schools
92 Students
34% Minority
Mckinley County
9 Schools
1,242 Students
85% Minority
Otero County
3 Schools
308 Students
14% Minority
Rio Arriba County
8 Schools
579 Students
93% Minority
Roosevelt County
2 Schools
109 Students
9% Minority
San Juan County
11 Schools
803 Students
42% Minority
San Miguel County
2 Schools
215 Students
80% Minority
Sandoval County
12 Schools
1,071 Students
23% Minority
Santa Fe County
31 Schools
3,205 Students
55% Minority
Sierra County
1 Schools
66 Students
13% Minority
Socorro County
2 Schools
397 Students
98% Minority
Taos County
1 Schools
61 Students
95% Minority
Torrance County
2 Schools
32 Students
51% Minority
Valencia County
8 Schools
393 Students
33% Minority

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