New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter

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Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1 schools

At $13,531 per pupil, New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter ranks #118 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

179
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,531
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter operates 1 public schools serving 179 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Bernalillo County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,531 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 7.5% local, 75.6% state, and 16.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 7.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.9% White, 7.3% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts, enrolling 109 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 16.2% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (179 to 150 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.5 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.

Of the district's $2,947,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 42.4% went to instruction, 37.8% to support services, and 17.8% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts accounts for 60.9% of all New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter a distant remainder — means New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 7.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

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 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

16.9%
Federal
75.6%
State
7.5%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter.

White 23.9%
Hispanic or Latino 46.8%
African American 7.3%
Multiracial 13.8%
Other 8.3%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

7.3%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter

School Enrollment
New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts
Charter
109

How New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New Mexico districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Elida Municipal Schools Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Taos International School Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Aldo Leopold Charter Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix
Grady Municipal Schools Similar size Higher spending Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter?

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 179 students.

How much does New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter spend per student?

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter spends $13,531 per student.

What is the demographic composition of New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter?

New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter students are 46.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.9% White, 7.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.