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Fort Sumner, New Mexico - 3 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Fort Sumner Municipal Schools #18 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,512 per pupil, Fort Sumner Municipal Schools ranks #32 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
273
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,512
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools operates 3 public schools serving 273 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 De Baca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,512 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 16.4% local, 73.5% state, and 10.1% 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 74/100, ranked #18 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 235.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% Hispanic or Latino, 33.1% White, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fort Sumner Middle, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Sumner Elementary, enrolling 124 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Fort Sumner Elementary accounts for 43.8% of all Fort Sumner Municipal Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fort Sumner 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.
Fort Sumner Municipal 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.
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Fort Sumner Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Fort Sumner Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Fort Sumner Municipal Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Fort Sumner Municipal Schools?
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 273 students.
How much does Fort Sumner Municipal Schools spend per student?
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools spends $19,512 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #18 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Sumner Municipal Schools?
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools students are 61.8% Hispanic or Latino, 33.1% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Sumner Municipal Schools?
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #18 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.