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Animas, New Mexico - 3 schools
At $19,964 per pupil, Animas Public Schools ranks #29 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
146
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,964
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Animas Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 146 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Hidalgo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,964 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 5.9% local, 83.9% state, and 10.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 55:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 56.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% White, 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Animas Middle, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.
Its largest campus is Animas 7-12 School, enrolling 90 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Animas Middle, at 27 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Animas 7-12 School accounts for 54.5% of all Animas Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Animas Public Schools a distant remainder — means Animas Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Animas Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Animas Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 90 students (highest), a spread of 63 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Animas Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 55:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Animas Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 56.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Animas Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 146 students.
How much does Animas Public Schools spend per student?
Animas Public Schools spends $19,964 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Animas Public Schools?
Animas Public Schools students are 48.5% White, 42.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.