How equitable is school funding in New Mexico?

The average funding equity score for New Mexico school districts is 51 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

School Funding Equity in New Mexico

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

98 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

State Avg Score

National Avg Score

Highly Equitable (70+)

Low Equity (<30)

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,095	$25,147	100.0%	2.1%	94
2	MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	285	$30,836	99.6%	8.8%	93
3	MORA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	433	$25,195	100.0%	4.7%	90
4	SANTA ROSA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	603	$19,477	99.7%	8.2%	83
5	MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	210	$23,365	100.0%	11.7%	83
6	CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	5,037	$22,238	100.0%	8.0%	82
7	CUBA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	746	$29,202	100.0%	14.2%	80
8	TIERRA ADENTRO	243	$18,982	100.0%	8.0%	80
9	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	539	$21,514	100.0%	13.0%	79
10	JEMEZ VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	359	$23,706	100.0%	15.1%	79
11	TULAROSA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	890	$19,324	92.5%	9.4%	76
12	GRANTS-CIBOLA COUNTY SCHOOLS	3,211	$16,883	100.0%	8.9%	74
13	DULCE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	521	$27,814	100.0%	38.5%	74
14	CIMARRON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	401	$30,572	53.9%	26.8%	74
15	QUESTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	326	$19,616	100.0%	15.3%	74
16	COBRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	1,023	$18,463	100.0%	9.5%	73
17	FORT SUMNER MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	273	$21,019	100.0%	16.4%	73
18	CHAMA VALLEY INDEP. SCHOOLS	363	$19,059	99.5%	12.9%	72
19	HATCH VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,166	$17,010	98.4%	7.8%	70
20	HAGERMAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	368	$19,080	99.1%	17.5%	70
21	FLOYD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	228	$15,661	75.4%	5.6%	69
22	ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,954	$15,947	100.0%	9.0%	67
23	ALBUQUERQUE BILINGUAL ACADEMY	379	$17,780	99.2%	8.7%	66
24	CLOUDCROFT MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	379	$24,099	35.8%	20.6%	63
25	LAS VEGAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,202	$19,739	100.0%	17.5%	62
26	LOVING MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	647	$20,066	100.0%	57.3%	62
27	WEST LAS VEGAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,555	$19,682	99.9%	10.3%	61
28	GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS	12,224	$17,740	99.4%	3.9%	60
29	PENASCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	284	$19,855	100.0%	9.5%	60
30	MESA VISTA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	246	$20,877	100.0%	15.9%	60
31	TAOS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	2,267	$17,490	86.1%	18.1%	59
32	EUNICE MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	726	$35,660	54.1%	69.4%	59
33	BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,786	$16,367	99.7%	16.1%	58
34	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	1,438	$17,652	95.1%	10.0%	58
35	CLAYTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	395	$18,935	58.6%	15.5%	58
36	TAOS ACADEMY	274	$15,315	47.4%	7.8%	58
37	AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	222	$17,479	40.1%	10.7%	58
38	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS	2,105	$12,889	100.0%	8.7%	55
39	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	12,551	$15,234	100.0%	10.1%	54
40	TUCUMCARI PUBLIC SCHOOLS	907	$15,220	100.0%	9.9%	54
41	DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	812	$18,278	100.0%	20.4%	54
42	DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	5,366	$14,417	99.9%	8.0%	53
43	HOZHO ACADEMY	616	$14,189	100.0%	0.9%	53
44	SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	259	$12,222	100.0%	2.5%	53
45	PORTALES MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	2,610	$15,222	54.4%	9.8%	51
46	LORDSBURG MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	425	$19,053	57.2%	22.1%	51
47	DORA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	219	$19,493	38.0%	37.2%	51
48	SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	2,273	$14,901	100.0%	12.4%	50
49	EXPLORE ACADEMY	1,204	$15,366	17.8%	9.6%	50
50	RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	844	$14,649	43.6%	9.4%	50
51	JAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	527	$31,886	39.7%	88.5%	50
52	PECOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	511	$17,366	89.9%	9.7%	49
53	NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY CHARTER	380	$13,405	50.3%	9.0%	49
54	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	9,701	$14,402	100.0%	7.0%	48
55	SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION	228	$12,172	75.4%	3.8%	48
56	SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMY	606	$13,714	100.0%	4.2%	47
57	CAPITAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	471	$16,652	41.2%	17.0%	47
58	TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	206	$12,440	100.0%	5.2%	47
59	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	295	$17,097	31.7%	9.6%	46
60	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	79,805	$15,508	74.7%	17.5%	45
61	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	11,769	$16,964	74.1%	30.4%	45
62	T OR C MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,287	$15,636	100.0%	16.9%	44
63	TATUM MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	298	$18,006	38.7%	35.1%	43
64	SW AERONAUTICS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY	278	$18,185	19.1%	9.1%	43
65	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	2,331	$14,669	100.0%	19.8%	41
66	21ST CENTURY PUBLIC ACADEMY	393	$14,190	40.2%	10.5%	41
67	NM SCHOOL FOR ARTS	329	$17,968	17.0%	20.5%	40
68	CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	7,664	$13,013	100.0%	8.4%	39
69	TEXICO MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	551	$15,735	36.5%	16.1%	39
70	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	23,631	$13,226	100.0%	13.6%	37
71	HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	9,990	$15,888	100.0%	32.2%	37
72	LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	3,382	$14,739	98.9%	16.1%	37
73	BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	3,602	$13,914	100.0%	13.3%	36
74	RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,820	$14,358	100.0%	22.9%	36
75	LOGAN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	317	$17,933	44.2%	17.0%	35
76	THE ASK ACADEMY	625	$9,321	16.8%	3.8%	33
77	MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL	540	$11,682	62.4%	4.1%	33
78	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	369	$14,620	47.2%	17.2%	33
79	ARTESIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3,722	$15,172	39.8%	29.7%	32
80	BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS	2,584	$14,169	100.0%	25.5%	32
81	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	11,201	$12,424	75.1%	12.9%	31
82	ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL	222	$12,816	13.1%	5.5%	30
83	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	17,272	$13,705	41.8%	14.8%	29
84	LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3,724	$14,273	12.0%	20.6%	29
85	AZTEC MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	2,562	$14,142	100.0%	23.5%	29
86	ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY	626	$9,231	21.7%	5.7%	29
87	ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	5,575	$13,070	43.1%	12.4%	27
88	ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	910	$13,785	45.7%	10.7%	27
89	POJOAQUE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,630	$12,276	52.8%	10.0%	25
90	HORIZON ACADEMY WEST	481	$12,230	29.1%	9.8%	25
91	LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	8,234	$12,212	100.0%	13.5%	24
92	TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL	677	$13,468	30.4%	17.9%	24
93	CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	7,102	$15,882	29.1%	50.9%	22
94	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	342	$10,797	8.5%	11.1%	19
95	NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY	1,401	$10,833	43.4%	10.6%	18
96	TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL	289	$13,983	19.7%	17.5%	17
97	MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	439	$10,057	—	14.1%	16
98	THE MASTERS PROGRAM	242	$9,311	30.6%	21.2%	13

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

National Equity Rankings → ← Back to New Mexico

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.