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- New Mexico requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are AFT union members.
- 6,193 teachers
Student demographics
- 93,001 students
- 59% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 178 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 6 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | -0.9% when teachers move to Level II at 3 years or 5 years |
| Starting salary: | $34,000, based on Level I Schedule |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $74,466; PhD; 44 (on Level II schedule; after 5 years all teachers must apply to advance to Level II; those who do not advance cannot renew their teaching license) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Standards-based |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a yearin accordance with state law |
| Non-tenured | Once a yearin accordance with state law |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 11 (10 sick; 1 personal) |
| Years to tenure: |  |