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Cloudcroft, New Mexico - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Cloudcroft Municipal Schools #50 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,862 per pupil, Cloudcroft Municipal Schools ranks #44 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
379
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,862
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools operates 3 public schools serving 379 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Otero County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,862 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 20.6% local, 63.3% state, and 16.1% 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 49/100, ranked #50 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 240:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cloudcroft Middle, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Cloudcroft Elementary, enrolling 186 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Cloudcroft Elementary accounts for 43.4% of all Cloudcroft Municipal Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cloudcroft Municipal Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.0% — 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 Cloudcroft Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Cloudcroft Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Cloudcroft Municipal Schools?
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 379 students.
How much does Cloudcroft Municipal Schools spend per student?
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools spends $17,862 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #50 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Cloudcroft Municipal Schools?
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools students are 65.7% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cloudcroft Municipal Schools?
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #50 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.