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Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks 21st Century Public Academy #61 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,863 per pupil, 21st Century Public Academy ranks #113 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
21st Century Public Academy operates 1 public schools serving 393 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bernalillo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,863 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Mexico compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.5% local, 76.1% state, and 13.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #61 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 371:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is 21st Century Public Academy, enrolling 371 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
21st Century Public Academy accounts for 94.4% of all 21st Century Public Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of 21st Century Public Academy a distant remainder — means 21st Century Public Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
21st Century Public Academy student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
21st Century Public Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 24.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within 21st Century Public Academy is typically wider than the 21st Century Public Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in 21st Century Public Academy?
21st Century Public Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 393 students.
How much does 21st Century Public Academy spend per student?
21st Century Public Academy spends $11,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #61 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of 21st Century Public Academy?
21st Century Public Academy students are 69.3% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for 21st Century Public Academy?
21st Century Public Academy has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #61 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.