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Belen, New Mexico - 10 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Belen Consolidated Schools #56 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,063 per pupil, Belen Consolidated Schools ranks #94 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,602
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$13,063
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Belen Consolidated Schools operates 10 public schools serving 3,602 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Valencia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,063 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 13.3% local, 70.9% state, and 15.8% 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 45/100, ranked #56 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 284.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Belen Family School, with a diversity index of 47.3/100.
Its largest campus is Belen High, enrolling 958 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Belen Infinity High, at 112 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Belen High accounts for 26.6% of all Belen Consolidated Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Belen Consolidated Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Belen Consolidated Schools school enrollment varies 8.6× across entities
Belen Consolidated Schools school enrollment ranges from 112 students (lowest) to 958 students (highest), a spread of 846 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Belen Consolidated Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Belen Consolidated Schools student-counselor ratio is 285:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Belen Consolidated Schools is typically wider than the Belen Consolidated Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Belen Consolidated Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.