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Deming, New Mexico - 13 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Deming Public Schools #35 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,484 per pupil, Deming Public Schools ranks #89 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,366
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$13,484
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Deming Public Schools operates 13 public schools serving 5,366 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 4 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 Luna County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,484 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 8.0% local, 75.4% state, and 16.5% 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 59/100, ranked #35 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 329.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 60.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chaparral Elementary, with a diversity index of 34.9/100.
Its largest campus is Deming High, enrolling 1,174 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is My Little School, at 58 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Deming High accounts for 21.9% of all Deming Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Deming 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.
Deming Public Schools school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Deming Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 58 students (lowest) to 1,174 students (highest), a spread of 1,116 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Deming Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.9% 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.
Deming Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Deming Public Schools is typically wider than the Deming Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Deming Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 60.6% — 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.
Deming Public Schools has 13 schools, including 4 high, 2 middle, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 5,366 students.
How much does Deming Public Schools spend per student?
Deming Public Schools spends $13,484 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #35 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Deming Public Schools?
Deming Public Schools students are 87.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deming Public Schools?
Deming Public Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #35 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.