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Loving, New Mexico - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Loving Municipal Schools #71 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,966 per pupil, Loving Municipal Schools ranks #96 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
647
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,966
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 $12,966 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 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 37/100, ranked #71 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 $12,966 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #71 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 37/100, ranking #71 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.