At $34,076 per pupil, Jemez Mountain Public Schools ranks #9 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
171
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$34,076
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jemez Mountain Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 171 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Rio Arriba County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,076 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 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 8.0% local, 78.4% state, and 13.6% 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 73.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% White, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gallina Elementary, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lybrook Elementary, enrolling 69 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 6.4% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (171 to 182 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 2.1 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $6,262,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 36.6% went to instruction, 53.8% to support services, and 6.9% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Lybrook Elementary accounts for 38.8% of all Jemez Mountain Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jemez Mountain Public 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.
Jemez Mountain Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Jemez Mountain Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 69 students (highest), a spread of 44 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.
Jemez Mountain Public Schools reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Jemez Mountain Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 74:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Jemez Mountain Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Jemez Mountain Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Jemez Mountain Public Schools?
Jemez Mountain Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 171 students.
How much does Jemez Mountain Public Schools spend per student?
Jemez Mountain Public Schools spends $34,076 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Jemez Mountain Public Schools?
Jemez Mountain Public Schools students are 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.