Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Dexter, New Mexico - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Dexter Consolidated Schools #38 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,470 per pupil, Dexter Consolidated Schools ranks #57 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
812
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,470
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dexter Consolidated Schools operates 3 public schools serving 812 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 Chaves County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,470 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 20.4% local, 67.9% state, and 11.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #38 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 257.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% White, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dexter Elementary, with a diversity index of 25.9/100.
Its largest campus is Dexter Elementary, enrolling 330 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Dexter Elementary accounts for 40.6% of all Dexter Consolidated Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dexter Consolidated 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.
Dexter Consolidated 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.
Dexter Consolidated Schools student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — 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 Dexter Consolidated Schools is typically wider than the Dexter Consolidated Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Dexter Consolidated Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Dexter Consolidated Schools is typically wider than the Dexter Consolidated Schools-aggregate figure suggests.