| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $5,647 | Cuba Independent Schools / 3,862 |
| 2. | $5,618 | Mora Independent Schools / 3,574 |
| 3. | $5,183 | Central Consolidated Schools / 32,005 |
| 4. | $4,805 | Reserve Independent Schools / 2,171 |
| 5. | $4,804 | Pojoaque Valley Public Schools / 10,545 |
| 6. | $4,464 | Bernalillo Public Schools / 25,434 |
| 7. | $4,435 | Bloomfield Municipal Schools / 17,129 |
| 8. | $4,251 | Gallup-Mckinley County Schools / 62,017 |
| 9. | $4,079 | Quemado Independent Schools / 1,566 |
| 10. | $3,963 | Tatum Municipal Schools / 1,190 |
| 11. | $3,925 | Mosquero Municipal Schools / 212 |
| 12. | $3,921 | Tularosa Municipal Schools / 8,404 |
| 13. | $3,906 | Tucumcari Public Schools / 6,774 |
| 14. | $3,901 | Farmington Municipal Schools / 61,558 |
| 15. | $3,823 | Clayton Public Schools / 3,777 |
| 16. | $3,772 | Grants-Cibola County Schools / 27,306 |
| 17. | $3,771 | Magdalena Municipal Schools / 1,789 |
| 18. | $3,765 | Taos Municipal Schools / 26,316 |
| 19. | $3,693 | Zuni Public Schools / 11,065 |
| 20. | $3,679 | Santa Fe Public Schools / 119,676 |
| 21. | $3,658 | Vaughn Municipal Schools / 597 |
| 22. | $3,501 | Silver City Consolidated Schools / 21,326 |
| 23. | $3,492 | Des Moines Municipal Schools / 636 |
| 24. | $3,430 | Dexter Consolidated Schools / 4,362 |
| 25. | $3,353 | Albuquerque Public Schools / 676,111 |
| 26. | $3,335 | Los Lunas Public Schools / 49,250 |
| 27. | $3,332 | Hobbs Municipal Schools / 44,608 |
| 28. | $3,271 | Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools / 4,200 |
| 29. | $3,268 | West Las Vegas Public Schools / 9,560 |
| 30. | $3,202 | Alamogordo Public Schools / 45,726 |
| 31. | $3,156 | Gadsden Independent Schools / 63,678 |
| 32. | $3,073 | Cimarron Public Schools / 3,534 |
| 33. | $3,058 | Roswell Independent Schools / 58,146 |
| 34. | $3,051 | Moriarty Municipal Schools / 23,093 |
| 35. | $3,045 | Las Cruces Public Schools / 153,080 |
| 36. | $3,001 | Deming Public Schools / 24,947 |
| 37. | $2,943 | Lake Arthur Municipal Schools / 763 |
| 38. | $2,905 | Truth or Consequences Schools / 11,774 |
| 39. | $2,896 | Capitan Municipal Schools / 3,523 |
| 40. | $2,877 | Rio Rancho Public Schools / 92,280 |
| 41. | $2,853 | Questa Independent Schools / 3,284 |
| 42. | $2,812 | Carlsbad Municipal Schools / 35,031 |
| 43. | $2,789 | Espanola Municipal Schools / 37,230 |
| 44. | $2,746 | Socorro Consolidated Schools / 13,362 |
| 45. | $2,669 | Cloudcroft Municipal Schools / 2,712 |
| 46. | $2,500 | Corona Municipal Schools / 338 |
| 47. | $2,493 | Clovis Municipal Schools / 46,853 |
| 48. | $2,475 | Belen Consolidated Schools / 29,668 |
| 49. | $2,469 | Aztec Municipal Schools / 16,666 |
| 50. | $2,422 | Mountainair Public Schools / 2,064 |
| 51. | $2,309 | Texico Municipal Schools / 2,186 |
| 52. | $2,290 | Carrizozo Municipal Schools / 1,291 |
| 53. | $2,264 | Estancia Municipal Schools / 4,481 |
| 54. | $2,211 | Jemez Mountain Public Schools / 1,305 |
| 55. | $2,174 | Artesia Public Schools / 17,783 |
| 56. | $2,150 | Los Alamos Public Schools / 17,974 |
| 57. | $2,090 | Hondo Valley Public Schools / 953 |
| 58. | $2,050 | Floyd Municipal Schools / 473 |
| 59. | $2,014 | Dora Consolidated Schools / 592 |
| 60. | $1,993 | Logan Municipal Schools / 1,278 |
| 61. | $1,986 | Portales Municipal Schools / 18,428 |
| 62. | $1,957 | Ruidoso Municipal Schools / 14,085 |
| 63. | $1,908 | Springer Municipal Schools / 1,916 |
| 64. | $1,865 | Jemez Valley Public Schools / 5,189 |
| 65. | $1,833 | San Jon Municipal Schools / 502 |
| 66. | $1,735 | Raton Public Schools / 7,473 |
| 67. | $1,630 | Chama Valley Independent Schools / 2,798 |
| 68. | $1,452 | Las Vegas City Public Schools / 14,551 |
| 69. | $1,450 | Animas Public Schools / 1,035 |
| 70. | $1,327 | Loving Municipal Schools / 2,118 |
| 71. | $1,274 | Hagerman Municipal Schools / 2,445 |
| 72. | $1,268 | Penasco Independent Schools / 3,319 |
| 73. | $1,184 | Cobre Consolidated Schools / 7,977 |
| 74. | $1,172 | Lovington Public Schools / 15,597 |
| 75. | $950 | Eunice Municipal Schools / 3,291 |
| 76. | $900 | Fort Sumner Municipal Schools / 1,967 |
| 77. | $825 | Lordsburg Municipal Schools / 3,699 |
| 78. | $822 | Melrose Public Schools / 1,083 |
| 79. | $683 | Pecos Independent Schools / 4,834 |
| 80. | $677 | Roy Municipal Schools / 398 |
| 81. | $535 | Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools / 1,710 |
| 82. | $267 | Wagon Mound Public Schools / 980 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data are not listed.
