At $17,988 per pupil, Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts ranks #66 of 143 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
80
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$17,988
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts operates 1 public schools serving 80 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Bernalillo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,988 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 1.0% local, 0.0% state, and 99.0% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs.
. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% White, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 76.3% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (80 to 141 students), while the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $1,673,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 29.5% went to instruction, 50.3% to support services, and 14% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts accounts for 100.0% of all Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts a distant remainder — means Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts reports 52.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Comparisons are relative to Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts'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 Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts?
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 80 students.
How much does Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts spend per student?
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts spends $17,988 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts?
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts students are 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% White, 2.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.