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Santa Rosa, New Mexico - 5 schools
An equity score of 88/100 ranks Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools #4 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,059 per pupil, Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools ranks #35 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
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools operates 5 public schools serving 603 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Guadalupe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,059 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 8.2% local, 67.8% state, and 24.1% 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 88/100, ranked #4 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 143.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% White, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Santa Rosa Elementary, with a diversity index of 13.1/100.
Its largest campus is Santa Rosa Elementary, enrolling 203 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anton Chico Middle, at 31 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Santa Rosa Elementary accounts for 33.7% of all Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 203 students (highest), a spread of 172 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.
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.7% 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.
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — 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.
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Santa Rosa Consolidated 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 Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools?
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 603 students.
How much does Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools spend per student?
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools spends $19,059 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #4 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools?
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools students are 96.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools?
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #4 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.