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Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Tierra Adentro #20 of 98 districts in New Mexico (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,986 per pupil, Tierra Adentro ranks #72 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
Tierra Adentro operates 1 public schools serving 243 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 Bernalillo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,986 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 8.0% local, 80.9% state, and 11.1% 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 72/100, ranked #20 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 257:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% White, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tierra Adentro, enrolling 257 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Tierra Adentro accounts for 100.0% of all Tierra Adentro student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tierra Adentro a distant remainder — means Tierra Adentro-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.
Tierra Adentro 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.
Tierra Adentro student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — 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 Tierra Adentro is typically wider than the Tierra Adentro-aggregate figure suggests.
Tierra Adentro chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2% — 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.
Tierra Adentro has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 243 students.
How much does Tierra Adentro spend per student?
Tierra Adentro spends $14,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #20 in New Mexico.
What is the demographic composition of Tierra Adentro?
Tierra Adentro students are 91.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% White, 1.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tierra Adentro?
Tierra Adentro has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #20 out of 98 districts in New Mexico.