At $24,739 per pupil, Carrizozo Municipal Schools ranks #23 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
157
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,739
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 $24,739 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 143 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).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 7.6% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (157 to 169 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 0.7 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $4,341,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 51.3% went to instruction, 35.3% to support services, and 9.1% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
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 reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $24,739 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.