Lea County Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 66,876
| Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,266 | 81.99% | 18.01% | 80.59% | 19.41% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 8,624 | 95.23%, see rank | 4.77%, see rank | 92.26% | 7.74% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 4,232 | 93.62%, see rank | 6.38%, see rank | 92.33% | 7.67% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 2,553 | 83.27%, see rank | 16.73%, see rank | 89.01% | 10.99% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 503 | 78.33%, see rank | 21.67%, see rank | 80.41% | 19.59% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 64,670
| Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,093 | 86.62% | 13.38% | 80.81% | 19.19% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 7,967 | 96.37%, see rank | 3.63%, see rank | 91.86% | 8.14% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,986 | 93.95%, see rank | 6.05%, see rank | 92.02% | 7.98% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 2,769 | 77.65%, see rank | 22.35%, see rank | 87.93% | 12.07% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 526 | 67.49%, see rank | 32.51%, see rank | 79.47% | 20.53% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 62,503
| Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,091 | 89.77% | 10.23% | 78.37% | 21.63% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 7,610 | 97.04%, see rank | 2.96%, see rank | 91.69% | 8.31% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,959 | 95.91%, see rank | 4.09%, see rank | 92.09% | 7.91% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 2,447 | 75.03%, see rank | 24.97%, see rank | 88.44% | 11.56% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 432 | 65.05%, see rank | 34.95%, see rank | 79.24% | 20.76% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 58,058
| Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,927 | 89.21% | 10.79% | 77.29% | 22.71% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 7,265 | 97.07%, see rank | 2.93%, see rank | 91.67% | 8.33% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,586 | 95.90%, see rank | 4.10%, see rank | 92.07% | 7.93% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 2,553 | 81.47%, see rank | 18.53%, see rank | 88.52% | 11.48% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 334 | 58.08%, see rank | 41.92%, see rank | 79.84% | 20.16% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 55,511
| Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,561 | 84.24% | 15.76% | 76.71% | 23.29% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 7,999 | 97.10%, see rank | 2.90%, see rank | 91.80% | 8.20% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 4,220 | 94.22%, see rank | 5.78%, see rank | 92.18% | 7.82% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 2,557 | 85.30%, see rank | 14.70%, see rank | 88.14% | 11.86% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 197 | 73.10%, see rank | 26.90%, see rank | 80.15% | 19.85% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.