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Jal, New Mexico - 3 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Jal Public Schools #87 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,624 per pupil, Jal Public Schools ranks #78 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
527
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,624
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jal Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 527 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 Lea County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,624 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 88.5% local, 10.8% state, and 0.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #87 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 189:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jal High, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Jal Elementary, enrolling 290 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Jal Elementary accounts for 51.1% of all Jal Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jal Public Schools a distant remainder — means Jal Public 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.
Jal Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Jal Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 290 students (highest), a spread of 171 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.
Jal Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Jal Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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.
Jal Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 527 students.
How much does Jal Public Schools spend per student?
Jal Public Schools spends $14,624 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #87 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Jal Public Schools?
Jal Public Schools students are 85.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jal Public Schools?
Jal Public Schools has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #87 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.