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Carlsbad, New Mexico - 13 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Carlsbad Municipal Schools #98 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,509 per pupil, Carlsbad Municipal Schools ranks #131 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,102
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$10,509
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carlsbad Municipal Schools operates 13 public schools serving 7,102 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 2 high, 2 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 Eddy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,509 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 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 50.9% local, 41.9% state, and 7.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 8/100, ranked #98 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 933:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Montessori, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Carlsbad High, enrolling 1,685 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Carlsbad Enrichment Center, at 170 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carlsbad High accounts for 23.3% of all Carlsbad Municipal Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Carlsbad Municipal 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.
Carlsbad Municipal Schools school enrollment varies 9.9× across entities
Carlsbad Municipal Schools school enrollment ranges from 170 students (lowest) to 1,685 students (highest), a spread of 1,515 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.
Carlsbad Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 933:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Carlsbad Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 Carlsbad Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Carlsbad Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Carlsbad Municipal Schools?
Carlsbad Municipal Schools has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 7,102 students.
How much does Carlsbad Municipal Schools spend per student?
Carlsbad Municipal Schools spends $10,509 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #98 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Carlsbad Municipal Schools?
Carlsbad Municipal Schools students are 67.5% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 1.1% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carlsbad Municipal Schools?
Carlsbad Municipal Schools has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #98 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.