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Cuba, New Mexico - 4 schools
At $26,453 per pupil, Jemez Mountain Public Schools ranks #12 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
171
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$26,453
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 $26,453 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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 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).
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 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.
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 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.
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 $26,453 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.