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Carrizozo, New Mexico - 3 schools
At $22,356 per pupil, Carrizozo Municipal Schools ranks #23 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
157
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,356
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carrizozo Municipal Schools operates 3 public schools serving 157 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,356 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 17.2% local, 73.1% state, and 9.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.3% Hispanic or Latino, 46.7% White, 5.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carrizozo High, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Carrizozo Elementary, enrolling 72 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Carrizozo Elementary accounts for 45.9% of all Carrizozo Municipal Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carrizozo Municipal Schools a distant remainder — means Carrizozo Municipal Schools-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.
Carrizozo Municipal Schools school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Carrizozo Municipal Schools school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 72 students (highest), a spread of 47 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.
Carrizozo Municipal 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.
Carrizozo Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — 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 Carrizozo Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Carrizozo Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Carrizozo Municipal Schools?
Carrizozo Municipal Schools has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 157 students.
How much does Carrizozo Municipal Schools spend per student?
Carrizozo Municipal Schools spends $22,356 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Carrizozo Municipal Schools?
Carrizozo Municipal Schools students are 47.3% Hispanic or Latino, 46.7% White, 5.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.