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Rio Rancho, New Mexico - 1 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks The Ask Academy #65 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,223 per pupil, The Ask Academy ranks #140 of 141 New Mexico districts by per-pupil spending (New Mexico districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
625
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$8,223
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
The Ask Academy operates 1 public schools serving 625 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Mexico. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Sandoval County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,223 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 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 3.8% local, 92.6% state, and 3.6% 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 39/100, ranked #65 of 98 in New Mexico against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 558:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.8% White, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Ask Academy, enrolling 558 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Ask Academy accounts for 89.3% of all The Ask Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Ask Academy a distant remainder — means The Ask Academy-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.
The Ask Academy student-counselor ratio is 558:1 — 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.
The Ask Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 9.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
The Ask Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 625 students.
How much does The Ask Academy spend per student?
The Ask Academy spends $8,223 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #65 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of The Ask Academy?
The Ask Academy students are 47.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.8% White, 2.0% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Ask Academy?
The Ask Academy has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #65 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.