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Roswell, New Mexico - 22 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Roswell Independent Schools #45 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,961 per pupil, Roswell Independent Schools ranks #98 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,701
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$12,961
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Roswell Independent Schools operates 22 public schools serving 9,701 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Chaves County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,961 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 7.0% local, 74.9% state, and 18.1% 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 53/100, ranked #45 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 522.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 48.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% White, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Berrendo Elementary, with a diversity index of 53.4/100.
Its largest campus is Roswell High, enrolling 1,437 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early College High School, at 151 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Roswell Independent Schools school enrollment varies 9.5× across entities
Roswell Independent Schools school enrollment ranges from 151 students (lowest) to 1,437 students (highest), a spread of 1,286 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Roswell Independent Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Roswell Independent Schools student-counselor ratio is 523:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Roswell Independent Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 48.5% — 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.