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Santa Fe, New Mexico - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Pojoaque Valley Public Schools #75 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,596 per pupil, Pojoaque Valley Public Schools ranks #117 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,630
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,596
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,630 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 $11,596 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 10.0% local, 73.5% state, and 16.5% 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 33/100, ranked #75 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 160.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 73.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sixth Grade Academy, with a diversity index of 43.8/100.
Its largest campus is Pojoaque High, enrolling 550 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sixth Grade Academy, at 79 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pojoaque High accounts for 33.7% of all Pojoaque Valley Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pojoaque Valley Public Schools-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.
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 79 students (lowest) to 550 students (highest), a spread of 471 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.
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 161:1 — 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.
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 73.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Pojoaque Valley 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 Pojoaque Valley Public Schools?
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,630 students.
How much does Pojoaque Valley Public Schools spend per student?
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools spends $11,596 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #75 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Pojoaque Valley Public Schools?
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools students are 76.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pojoaque Valley Public Schools?
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #75 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.