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Hatch, New Mexico - 5 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Hatch Valley Public Schools #21 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,653 per pupil, Hatch Valley Public Schools ranks #76 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,166
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,653
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hatch Valley Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,166 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,653 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 7.8% local, 69.8% state, and 22.5% 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 70/100, ranked #21 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 310:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 37.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Garfield Elementary, with a diversity index of 11.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hatch Valley High, enrolling 367 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Garfield Elementary, at 96 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hatch Valley High accounts for 31.5% of all Hatch Valley Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hatch Valley Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hatch Valley Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Hatch Valley Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 96 students (lowest) to 367 students (highest), a spread of 271 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hatch Valley Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.4% 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.
Hatch Valley Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — 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 Hatch Valley Public Schools is typically wider than the Hatch Valley Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Hatch Valley Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 37.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.