District overview
Moriarty-Edgewood School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Moriarty-Edgewood paid for?
Moriarty-Edgewood School District serves about 2,300 students in Moriarty, Edgewood and nearby parts of the East Mountains, mostly in Torrance County. Like other New Mexico districts, it gets most operating money from the state formula, called the SEG, which pays per student 'unit'. For 2026-27 that is about $34.4 million. About 95% of operating spending goes to salaries and benefits. Buildings are paid for separately by voter-approved bonds and a capital improvements tax. A five-member elected board sets policy and hires the superintendent.
State formula
The 2026-27 budget uses a unit value of $7,117.10, up $240. Staff said the real increase is smaller than the $1.26 million first projected.
Rising costs
State insurance premiums go up 9% in 2026-27 and 26.27% the next year. The district pays 80% of premiums (about $590,000).
Building money
Voters approved a $20 million bond and kept the capital improvements tax in November 2025, both at the same tax rate.
Board
President Denny Young (since September 2026), Vice President Wendy Burns, Secretary Albert Chavez, Linda Hudson and Jeff Lossing.
Recent audits were clean: the 2024-25 audit had one minor state finding and the federal single audit had none. The district says every school met accreditation criteria this year.
Where the district stands
From captions of the May 11, 2026 budget session ('34,356,5197'); about $34.36 million. Captions garble the exact figure.
Nine bond issues, per the district's bond advisor.
Down from 184.
Captions say '26 openings' plus 'seven more' ('30 31'); about half are retirements.
Major projects
Edgewood Middle School air conditioning
installing (16 of 21 units delivered, August 2026)Leaking swamp coolers and aging outdoor units are being replaced with refrigerated air by Yearout Mechanical.
- $70,286 engineering approved
- Construction quote approved
- 16 of 21 units delivered
Funding
2025 general obligation bond
Selling the $20 million bond in $5 million pieces
first $5 million sold (closing set for July 10, 2026)The district plans to sell $5 million a year for four years, keeping the debt tax rate at about $8.15. The next bond election is expected in 2029.
- Voters approve $20 million
- Board authorizes Series 2026 (up to $5 million)
- Planned closing
Funding
Voter-approved general obligation bonds
Moriarty High culinary classroom renovation
bid awarded October 2026A kitchen classroom will be rebuilt, removing a raised slab that is not wheelchair accessible, so family and consumer science classes can return to the high school campus.
- Funding noted in budget session
- Bid approved
Funding
State capital outlay (career-technical allocation)
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