An equity score of 42/100 ranks Loving Municipal Schools #61 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,145 per pupil, Loving Municipal Schools ranks #82 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
647
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,145
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Loving Municipal Schools operates 3 public schools serving 647 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 Eddy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,145 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 57.3% local, 37.7% state, and 5.0% 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 42/100, ranked #61 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 730.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 28.1% White, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Loving Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.5/100.
Its largest campus is Loving Elementary, enrolling 355 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Loving Elementary accounts for 48.4% of all Loving Municipal Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Loving Municipal Schools a distant remainder — means Loving Municipal 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.
Loving Municipal Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Loving Municipal Schools school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 355 students (highest), a spread of 201 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.
Loving Municipal 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.
Loving Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 731:1 — 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.
Loving Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Loving Municipal Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 647 students.
How much does Loving Municipal Schools spend per student?
Loving Municipal Schools spends $16,145 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #61 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Loving Municipal Schools?
Loving Municipal Schools students are 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 28.1% White, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Loving Municipal Schools?
Loving Municipal Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #61 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.