Explore Academy Las Cruces

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Las Cruces, New Mexico - 1 schools

189
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Explore Academy Las Cruces operates 1 public schools serving 189 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Doña Ana County.

and 6.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Explore Academy Las Cruces, enrolling 599 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Explore Academy Las Cruces accounts for 100.0% of all Explore Academy Las Cruces student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Explore Academy Las Cruces a distant remainder — means Explore Academy Las Cruces-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Explore Academy Las Cruces chronic absenteeism rate is 6.7% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Explore Academy Las Cruces.

White 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino 81.6%
Multiracial 6.7%
Other 0.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

6.7%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Explore Academy Las Cruces

School Enrollment
Explore Academy Las Cruces
Charter
599

How Explore Academy Las Cruces Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New Mexico districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
South Valley Prep Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Aldo Leopold Charter Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
J Paul Taylor Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Explore Academy Las Cruces's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in New Mexico

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Albuquerque Public Schools
79,805 students · 176 schools · $15,108/pupil
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Gadsden Independent Schools
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Explore Academy Las Cruces?

Explore Academy Las Cruces has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 189 students.

What is the demographic composition of Explore Academy Las Cruces?

Explore Academy Las Cruces students are 81.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.