Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts operates 1 public schools serving 80 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 203 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Bernalillo County County.
The funding mix is 1.0% local, 0.0% state, and 99.0% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% White, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts accounts for 100.0% of all Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.5% 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.
How many schools are in Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts?
Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts has 1 schools, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 80 students.
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 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.