At $19,770 per pupil, Grady Municipal Schools ranks #48 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
174
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,770
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 $19,770 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 143 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).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 2.9% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (174 to 179 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 1.6 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $4,085,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 46.8% went to instruction, 34.1% to support services, and 15.6% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Grady Municipal Schools reports 69.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $19,770 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.