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C

Eunice Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Eunice.

Eunice’s School Grade C better than 28% of New Mexico school districts

Students
748
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,555
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$20.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Eunice Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.2M, about $27,027 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eunice. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mettie Jordan ElementaryThis district
6–8Caton MiddleThis district
9–12Eunice HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 24.5% · 369 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 33.8% · 368 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 76.5% · 69 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,555 per student · 5% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
755’20
744’21
726’22
722’23
748’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 67%White 29%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.