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Taos, New Mexico - 8 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Taos Municipal Schools #36 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,079 per pupil, Taos Municipal Schools ranks #71 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,267
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$15,079
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Taos Municipal Schools operates 8 public schools serving 2,267 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Taos County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,079 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 18.1% local, 66.1% state, and 15.8% 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 59/100, ranked #36 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 314.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% White, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anansi Charter School, with a diversity index of 61.4/100.
Its largest campus is Taos High, enrolling 749 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Taos Cyber Magnet, at 12 students, a 62x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Taos High accounts for 33.0% of all Taos Municipal Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Taos Municipal 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.
Taos Municipal Schools school enrollment varies 62× across entities
Taos Municipal Schools school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 749 students (highest), a spread of 737 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Taos Municipal Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.1% 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 — including this one — 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.
Taos Municipal Schools student-counselor ratio is 314:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Taos Municipal Schools is typically wider than the Taos Municipal Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Taos Municipal Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 45.8% — 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.
Taos Municipal Schools has 8 schools, including 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,267 students.
How much does Taos Municipal Schools spend per student?
Taos Municipal Schools spends $15,079 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #36 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Taos Municipal Schools?
Taos Municipal Schools students are 66.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% White, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Taos Municipal Schools?
Taos Municipal Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #36 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.