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Central Consolidated Schools, New Mexico, elections

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Central Consolidated Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 5,037 (2022-2023)
Schools: 17 (2022-2023)
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Central Consolidated Schools is a school district in New Mexico (San Juan County). During the 2023 school year, 5,037 students attended one of the district's 17 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Central Consolidated Schools, District 1

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Central Consolidated Schools, District 1

George W. Jenkins Jr. and Rebecca Ashley Montoya are running in the general election for Central Consolidated Schools, District 1 on November 4, 2025.


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Central Consolidated Schools, District 4

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Central Consolidated Schools, District 4

Christina J. Aspaas and Terrian Benn are running in the general election for Central Consolidated Schools, District 4 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Christina J. Aspaas (Nonpartisan)
Terrian Benn (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in New Mexico are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: August 26, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in New Mexico are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in New Mexico are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3(B) states, "A regular local election shall be a nonpartisan election, and the names of all candidates shall be listed on the ballot with no party or slate designation."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Constitution Article VII Section 5

Term length and staggering

School board members have four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-5-8

School districts elect as close as to half of their school board members as possible at one general election, and the other half at a general election two years later. Upon the formation of a newly created, three school board members will be elected for two-year terms and the other two school board members will be elected for four-year terms to ensure staggered elections. Albuquerque School District is the only district with seven board members, and elects four school board members at one general election and the other three school board members two years later.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-4-13

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected either at large or from single-member election subdistricts, depending on the size of the school district. As of 2022, 28 districts (31%) had board members elected by single-member district and 61 districts (69%) had board members elected by at-large.

School board members in districts having a population in excess of 16,000 must be elected from single-member subdistricts.

School boards in districts with less than 16,000 population have the option of establishing single-member board subdistricts or continuing to elect members at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-5-1.1 & New Mexico School Boards Association Handbook Chapter II Section A

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file declarations of candidacy by 5:00 PM on the 70th day prior to the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-22-7

School board candidates can file between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the 70th day prior to the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-22-7

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-2-18

 


About the district

School board

Central Consolidated Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christina Aspaas
Suzette Haskie-Oberly
Gary Montoya
Marion Wells
Matthew Tso2024

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $39,127,000 $7,564 32%
Local: $9,423,000 $1,822 8%
State: $72,532,000 $14,021 60%
Total: $121,082,000 $23,407
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $96,843,000 $18,720
Total Current Expenditures: $84,960,000 $16,423
Instructional Expenditures: $46,381,000 $8,965 48%
Student and Staff Support: $11,457,000 $2,214 12%
Administration: $10,111,000 $1,954 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,011,000 $3,288 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,363,000 $1,230
Construction: $5,147,000 $994
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $537,000 $103
Interest on Debt: $827,000 $159

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 8 >=50 PS 11-19 5 11-19 40-49
2018-2019 13 40-59 <50 15-19 11 40-44
2016-2017 12 40-59 <50 20-24 10 35-39
2015-2016 13 40-59 <50 15-19 11 35-39
2014-2015 12 60-69 PS 20-24 10 35-39
2013-2014 38 60-79 >=50 45-49 35 65-69
2012-2013 38 >=50 >=50 50-54 35 65-69
2011-2012 37 60-79 PS 50-54 33 65-69
2010-2011 37 >=50 <50 45-49 34 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 >=50 PS 50-59 39 40-49 60-69
2018-2019 31 60-79 <50 40-44 29 60-64
2016-2017 22 40-59 <50 30-34 20 50-54
2015-2016 20 40-59 <50 30-34 18 45-49
2014-2015 17 70-79 PS 25-29 15 35-39
2013-2014 43 60-79 >=50 50-54 41 65-69
2012-2013 43 >=50 <50 55-59 41 65-69
2011-2012 42 60-79 PS 45-49 38 70-74
2010-2011 44 >=50 <50 60-64 40 70-74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 68 >=80 67 60-79
2018-2019 72 PS 60-79 73 60-79
2017-2018 64 PS >=50 63 >=80
2016-2017 63 >=50 PS >=50 63 70-79
2015-2016 63 PS >=50 61 80-89
2014-2015 72 >=50 72 70-79
2013-2014 70 PS >=50 68 >=80
2012-2013 65 PS PS >=50 64 60-69
2011-2012 72 PS PS >=50 71 80-89
2010-2011 63 PS >=50 61 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 5,037 0.8
2021-2022 4,996 -3.5
2020-2021 5,173 -8.9
2019-2020 5,635 -4.6
2018-2019 5,893 -1.4
2017-2018 5,973 -3.8
2016-2017 6,202 -2.6
2015-2016 6,366 -0.3
2014-2015 6,383 -2.0
2013-2014 6,511 2.2
2012-2013 6,368 -3.7
2011-2012 6,604 -2.0
2010-2011 6,737 1.2
2009-2010 6,658 -1.6
2008-2009 6,766 0.8
2007-2008 6,715 -0.4
2006-2007 6,739 -1.9
2005-2006 6,867 -2.0
2004-2005 7,007 0.8
2003-2004 6,948 -1.9
2002-2003 7,083 -3.2
2001-2002 7,307 -0.2
2000-2001 7,325 -1.6
1999-2000 7,440 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Central Consolidated Schools (%) New Mexico K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 86.5 10.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.3
Black 0.2 1.8
Hispanic 5.8 63.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.8 2.4
White 4.1 20.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Central Consolidated Schools had 368.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.67.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.05
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 135.35
Secondary: 152.00
Total: 368.40

Central Consolidated Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 26.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.50
School Administrators: 26.00
School Administrative Support: 92.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 97.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 27.87
Other Support Services: 48.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Central Consolidated Schools operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Career Prep Alternative1529-12
Dream Dine Charter School46KG-5
Eva B Stokely Elementary224PK-5
Judy Nelson Elementary493PK-6
Kirtland Central High7139-12
Kirtland Elementary396PK-6
Kirtland Middle4307-8
Kirtland Pre-K Early Childhood Center0PK-PK
Mesa Elementary293PK-5
Naschitti Elementary80PK-5
Newcomb Elementary175PK-5
Newcomb High2669-12
Newcomb Middle1816-8
Nizhoni Elementary276PK-5
Ojo Amarillo Elementary303PK-6
Shiprock High5829-12
Tse Bit Ai Middle4276-8

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