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Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Horizon Academy West #89 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,413 per pupil, Horizon Academy West ranks #132 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Horizon Academy West operates 1 public schools serving 481 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Bernalillo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,413 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 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 9.8% local, 73.9% state, and 16.3% 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 24/100, ranked #89 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.
a 495:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Horizon Academy West, enrolling 495 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Horizon Academy West accounts for 100.0% of all Horizon Academy West student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Horizon Academy West a distant remainder — means Horizon Academy West-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.
Horizon Academy West student-counselor ratio is 495:1 — 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.
Horizon Academy West chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Horizon Academy West has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 481 students.
How much does Horizon Academy West spend per student?
Horizon Academy West spends $10,413 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #89 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Horizon Academy West?
Horizon Academy West students are 79.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Horizon Academy West?
Horizon Academy West has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #89 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.