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Grady, New Mexico - 3 schools
At $17,489 per pupil, Grady Municipal Schools ranks #49 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
174
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,489
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grady Municipal Schools operates 3 public schools serving 174 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 Curry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,489 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 6.0% local, 88.3% state, and 5.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 324.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grady High, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.
Its largest campus is Grady Elementary, enrolling 77 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Grady Elementary accounts for 44.0% of all Grady Municipal Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grady 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.
Grady Municipal Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Grady Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Grady Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Grady Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Grady Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Grady Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Grady Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Grady Municipal Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 174 students.
How much does Grady Municipal Schools spend per student?
Grady Municipal Schools spends $17,489 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Grady Municipal Schools?
Grady Municipal Schools students are 62.2% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.