School choice in New Mexico
No state program pays private school tuition.
What exists in New Mexico
| State program | No state program pays private school tuition |
|---|---|
| What families can use instead | No New Mexico program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. |
| Help paying | Nothing at the state level beyond 529 savings. |
| Coming up | There is no state application. Ask each school about its own financial aid deadlines. |
| Federal tax credit, 2027 | New Mexico was not on the IRS opt-in list for the federal scholarship tax credit as of September 14, 2026. |
Worth knowing: Two 2026 memorials asking the governor to opt in (HM 28 and SJM 4) died.
We read this on from: New Mexico Legislature, HB 342 (2023) final text; New Mexico Legislature, HB 342 fiscal impact report; The Education Plan, questions; New Mexico Legislature, SJM 4 (2026); Education Week, 2026-03, states reconsidering; IRS, participating states for 2027 (as of September 14, 2026). Rules change when the legislature meets, so check the official program site before you count on a number.
Private schools in New Mexico
We list 117 private schools in New Mexico, with grades, size and affiliation, by city and county.
Browse private schools in New Mexico
- Private schools in Albuquerque (41 nearby)
- Private schools in Rio Rancho (13 nearby)
- Private schools in Santa Fe (12 nearby)
- Private schools in Farmington (8 nearby)
- Private schools in Las Cruces (7 nearby)
- Private schools in Alamogordo (4 nearby)
- Private schools in Roswell (4 nearby)
- Private schools in Gallup (3 nearby)
- Private schools in Hobbs (3 nearby)
Questions parents ask
Does New Mexico have school vouchers or an ESA?
No state program pays private school tuition.
What can families in New Mexico use instead?
No New Mexico program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction.
Will the federal scholarship tax credit help in New Mexico?
New Mexico was not on the IRS opt-in list for the federal scholarship tax credit as of September 14, 2026.
Other states
- Texas: TEFA
- Arkansas: EFA
- Oklahoma: PCTC
- Tennessee: EFS
- Missouri: MOScholars
- Florida: FES / FTC
- Arizona: ESA
- Iowa: Students First ESA
- Utah: UFA
- West Virginia: Hope
- North Carolina: Opportunity Scholarship
- Indiana: Choice Scholarship
- Ohio: EdChoice
- Alabama: CHOOSE Act
- Louisiana: LA GATOR
- Georgia: Promise Scholarship
- South Carolina: ESTF
- New Hampshire: EFA
- Idaho: PCTC
- Wisconsin: WI Choice
- Maryland: BOOST
- Nevada: Opportunity Scholarship
- Wyoming: Steamboat Legacy ESA
- Kansas: TCLISS
- Montana: SSO tax credit
- South Dakota: Partners in Education
- Rhode Island: RI scholarship tax credit
- Mississippi: ESA
- Maine: Town tuitioning
- Vermont: Town tuitioning
- District of Columbia: OSP
- California: no state program
- Pennsylvania: EITC / OSTC
- New York: no state program
- Illinois: no state program
- New Jersey: no state program
- Virginia: EISTC
- Michigan: no state program
- Washington: no state program
- Massachusetts: no state program
- Minnesota: no state program
- Oregon: no state program
- Colorado: no state program
- Kentucky: no state program
- Connecticut: no state program
- Nebraska: no state program
- Hawaii: no state program
- Delaware: no state program
- North Dakota: no state program
- Alaska: no state program