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Santa Fe, New Mexico - 1 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Nm School for Arts #95 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,178 per pupil, Nm School for Arts ranks #134 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Nm School for Arts operates 1 public schools serving 329 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Santa Fe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,178 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 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 20.5% local, 73.3% state, and 6.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 19/100, ranked #95 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 338:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 36.1% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Nm School for the Arts, enrolling 338 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Nm School for the Arts accounts for 100.0% of all Nm School for Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nm School for Arts a distant remainder — means Nm School for Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Nm School for Arts student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Nm School for Arts is typically wider than the Nm School for Arts-aggregate figure suggests.
Nm School for Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 29.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Nm School for Arts is typically wider than the Nm School for Arts-aggregate figure suggests.
Nm School for Arts has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 329 students.
How much does Nm School for Arts spend per student?
Nm School for Arts spends $10,178 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #95 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Nm School for Arts?
Nm School for Arts students are 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 36.1% White, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nm School for Arts?
Nm School for Arts has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #95 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.