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Hobbs, New Mexico - 18 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Hobbs Municipal Schools #90 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,533 per pupil, Hobbs Municipal Schools ranks #120 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,990
Total Enrollment
18
Schools
$11,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hobbs Municipal Schools operates 18 public schools serving 9,990 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lea County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,533 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 32.2% local, 58.5% state, and 9.3% 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 23/100, ranked #90 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 564.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White, 3.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stone Elementary, with a diversity index of 48.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hobbs High, enrolling 2,312 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Booker T. Washington Elementary, at 155 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hobbs High accounts for 22.9% of all Hobbs Municipal Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Hobbs Municipal 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.
Hobbs Municipal Schools school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Hobbs Municipal Schools school enrollment ranges from 155 students (lowest) to 2,312 students (highest), a spread of 2,157 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hobbs 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.
Hobbs Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 564:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hobbs Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8% — 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.
Hobbs Municipal Schools has 18 schools, including 2 high, 10 combined, 2 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,990 students.
How much does Hobbs Municipal Schools spend per student?
Hobbs Municipal Schools spends $11,533 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #90 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Hobbs Municipal Schools?
Hobbs Municipal Schools students are 77.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White, 3.1% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hobbs Municipal Schools?
Hobbs Municipal Schools has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #90 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.