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Bernalillo, New Mexico - 11 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Bernalillo Public Schools #25 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,183 per pupil, Bernalillo Public Schools ranks #69 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,786
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$15,183
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bernalillo Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 2,786 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 3 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Sandoval County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,183 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 16.1% local, 59.1% state, and 24.7% 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 63/100, ranked #25 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 244.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bernalillo High, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bernalillo High, enrolling 824 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cochiti Middle, at 52 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bernalillo High accounts for 29.6% of all Bernalillo Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bernalillo Public 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.
Bernalillo Public Schools school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Bernalillo Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 52 students (lowest) to 824 students (highest), a spread of 772 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.
Bernalillo Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.7% 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.
Bernalillo Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bernalillo Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 45.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Bernalillo Public Schools?
Bernalillo Public Schools has 11 schools, including 1 high, 6 combined, 1 elementary, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 2,786 students.
How much does Bernalillo Public Schools spend per student?
Bernalillo Public Schools spends $15,183 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #25 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Bernalillo Public Schools?
Bernalillo Public Schools students are 37.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bernalillo Public Schools?
Bernalillo Public Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #25 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.