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Des Moines, New Mexico - 2 schools
At $25,784 per pupil, Des Moines Municipal Schools ranks #15 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
120
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$25,784
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Des Moines Municipal Schools operates 2 public schools serving 120 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,784 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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 8.4% local, 79.8% state, and 11.8% 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 5.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% White, 29.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Des Moines Elementary, enrolling 82 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Des Moines Elementary accounts for 62.1% of all Des Moines Municipal Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Des Moines Municipal Schools a distant remainder — means Des Moines 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.
Des Moines Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 5.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Des Moines Municipal Schools?
Des Moines Municipal Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 120 students.
How much does Des Moines Municipal Schools spend per student?
Des Moines Municipal Schools spends $25,784 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Des Moines Municipal Schools?
Des Moines Municipal Schools students are 68.1% White, 29.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.