APS At A Glance

About Our Schools

About this data: Among the 143 APS schools, three are magnet K-8 schools, two are magnet middle schools, and seven are magnet high schools. Find complete data on the APS Dashboard Visualizations published by Strategic Analysis & Program Research (SAPR). The data on this page was last updated on April 19, 2023.

Our students live in the city of Albuquerque and the towns of Corrales and Los Ranchos, the counties of Bernalillo and Sandoval, and the pueblos of Isleta and Laguna.
Nearly 10,000 students in the metropolitan area attend APS-authorized charter schools.
APS is the largest employer in Albuquerque, providing full-time jobs for more than 11,000 people including about 5,300 teachers.
The oldest school is Albuquerque High, which was established as Albuquerque Academy in 1879, then renamed Albuquerque High in 1891.
The oldest APS building is Eugene Field Elementary, constructed in 1927.
The newest APS school is eCADEMY K8, which opened in fall 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The District has 13 million square feet of instructional space.

APS by the Numbers

Student Statistics
Type of Student	Number
Source: APS District Profile 120-Day Snapshot, 2022-2023 and Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rates, 2020-2021. Last updated on April 19, 2023.
Total No. of APS Students PK-12 (2022-2023)	70,447
Students Eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch	70.2%
English Learners	19.6%
Special Education Students	23.3%
Students in Gifted Programs	4.7%
Four-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2021)	75.7%

Title I Statistics
Type of Title I School	Number
Elementary Schools	71
K-8 Schools	2
Middle Schools	22
Traditional High Schools	12
Charter Schools	12
Total: APS Title I Schools	107
Total: Title I School Supported by APS	128
Source: APS Title I Program Information, 2018-2019. Last updated on May 14, 2019.

Student Ethnicity
Ethnicity	Percentage
Source: APS District Profile 120-Day Snapshot, 2022-2023. Last updated on April 19, 2023.
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%
Asian	2.4%
Black/African American	2.6%
Two or more	3.6%
American Indian	5.3%
Caucasian/White	20%
Hispanic	66%

Teachers and Employees
Type	Number
Source: Staff Demographics. Last updated on April 19, 2023.
Total Number of Employees	10.887
Number of Teachers	5,027
Number of Educational Assistants	1,586
Certified Staff Experience (incl. Teachers) with Master's Degree	42.1%
Certified Staff Experience (incl. Teachers) with Doctorate Degree	1.2%

Staff Demographics
Type	Number
Source: Staff Demographics. Last updated on April 19, 2023.
Female	73.6%
Male	26.4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1.9%
Asian	2.3%
Black/African American	2.6%
Hispanic	37.8%
White/Caucasian	55.4%

This page was last updated on: January 10, 2003.