| Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 45.5% | Cuba Independent Schools / 3,862 |
| 2. | 41.4% | Hatch Valley Municipal Schools / 4,757 |
| 3. | 39.5% | Zuni Public Schools / 11,065 |
| 4. | 38.6% | Gadsden Independent Schools / 63,678 |
| 5. | 36.1% | Gallup-Mckinley County Schools / 62,017 |
| 6. | 35.3% | Wagon Mound Public Schools / 980 |
| 7. | 33.3% | Mountainair Public Schools / 2,064 |
| 8. | 33.1% | West Las Vegas Public Schools / 9,560 |
| 9. | 31.7% | Quemado Independent Schools / 1,566 |
| 10. | 31.3% | Central Consolidated Schools / 32,005 |
| 11. | 31.1% | Questa Independent Schools / 3,284 |
| 12. | 30.4% | Animas Public Schools / 1,035 |
| 13. | 30.2% | Deming Public Schools / 24,947 |
| 14. | 30.0% | Hondo Valley Public Schools / 953 |
| 15. | 29.9% | Las Vegas City Public Schools / 14,551 |
| 16. | 29.7% | Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools / 1,710 |
| 17. | 29.1% | Grants-Cibola County Schools / 27,306 |
| 18. | 29.0% | Carrizozo Municipal Schools / 1,291 |
| 19. | 28.6% | Portales Municipal Schools / 18,428 |
| 20. | 28.1% | Estancia Municipal Schools / 4,481 |
| 21. | 28.0% | Springer Municipal Schools / 1,916 |
| 22. | 27.0% | Tularosa Municipal Schools / 8,404 |
| 23. | 26.7% | Jemez Mountain Public Schools / 1,305 |
| 24. | 25.8% | Belen Consolidated Schools / 29,668 |
| 25. | 25.5% | Maxwell Municipal Schools / 341 |
| 26. | 25.3% | Socorro Consolidated Schools / 13,362 |
| 27. | 24.9% | Texico Municipal Schools / 2,186 |
| 28. | 24.5% | Mosquero Municipal Schools / 212 |
| 29. | 24.2% | Los Lunas Public Schools / 49,250 |
| 30. | 24.0% | Espanola Municipal Schools / 37,230 |
| 31. | 23.9% | Las Cruces Public Schools / 153,080 |
| 32. | 23.7% | Dulce Independent Schools / 3,342 |
| 33. | 23.0% | Magdalena Municipal Schools / 1,789 |
| 34. | 23.0% | Taos Municipal Schools / 26,316 |
| 35. | 22.7% | Bernalillo Public Schools / 25,434 |
| 36. | 22.4% | Roswell Independent Schools / 58,146 |
| 37. | 22.2% | Pecos Independent Schools / 4,834 |
| 38. | 21.9% | Tucumcari Public Schools / 6,774 |
| 39. | 21.9% | Penasco Independent Schools / 3,319 |
| 40. | 21.7% | Cobre Consolidated Schools / 7,977 |
| 41. | 21.6% | Fort Sumner Municipal Schools / 1,967 |
| 42. | 20.8% | Hagerman Municipal Schools / 2,445 |
| 43. | 20.8% | Bloomfield Municipal Schools / 17,129 |
| 44. | 20.8% | Lordsburg Municipal Schools / 3,699 |
| 45. | 20.5% | Cloudcroft Municipal Schools / 2,712 |
| 46. | 19.7% | Clovis Municipal Schools / 46,853 |
| 47. | 19.5% | Reserve Independent Schools / 2,171 |
| 48. | 19.2% | Jemez Valley Public Schools / 5,189 |
| 49. | 19.0% | Farmington Municipal Schools / 61,558 |
| 50. | 18.8% | Silver City Consolidated Schools / 21,326 |
| 51. | 18.7% | Melrose Public Schools / 1,083 |
| 52. | 18.6% | Lovington Public Schools / 15,597 |
| 53. | 18.5% | Albuquerque Public Schools / 676,111 |
| 54. | 18.3% | San Jon Municipal Schools / 502 |
| 55. | 17.8% | Floyd Municipal Schools / 473 |
| 56. | 17.7% | Truth or Consequences Schools / 11,774 |
| 57. | 17.6% | Raton Public Schools / 7,473 |
| 58. | 17.5% | Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools / 4,200 |
| 59. | 17.0% | Cimarron Public Schools / 3,534 |
| 60. | 17.0% | Dexter Consolidated Schools / 4,362 |
| 61. | 16.9% | Alamogordo Public Schools / 45,726 |
| 62. | 16.8% | Loving Municipal Schools / 2,118 |
| 63. | 16.8% | Santa Fe Public Schools / 119,676 |
| 64. | 16.6% | Dora Consolidated Schools / 592 |
| 65. | 16.2% | Hobbs Municipal Schools / 44,608 |
| 66. | 16.1% | Tatum Municipal Schools / 1,190 |
| 67. | 16.0% | Ruidoso Municipal Schools / 14,085 |
| 68. | 15.9% | Pojoaque Valley Public Schools / 10,545 |
| 69. | 15.8% | Roy Municipal Schools / 398 |
| 70. | 15.6% | Grady Municipal Schools / 334 |
| 70. | 15.6% | Moriarty Municipal Schools / 23,093 |
| 70. | 15.6% | Logan Municipal Schools / 1,278 |
| 73. | 15.1% | Mora Independent Schools / 3,574 |
| 74. | 14.0% | Chama Valley Independent Schools / 2,798 |
| 75. | 14.0% | Des Moines Municipal Schools / 636 |
| 76. | 13.8% | Elida Municipal Schools / 383 |
| 77. | 13.7% | Vaughn Municipal Schools / 597 |
| 78. | 13.7% | Artesia Public Schools / 17,783 |
| 79. | 13.4% | Clayton Public Schools / 3,777 |
| 80. | 13.4% | Eunice Municipal Schools / 3,291 |
| 81. | 12.8% | Aztec Municipal Schools / 16,666 |
| 82. | 12.5% | Carlsbad Municipal Schools / 35,031 |
| 83. | 11.5% | Rio Rancho Public Schools / 92,280 |
| 84. | 9.9% | Capitan Municipal Schools / 3,523 |
| 85. | 9.1% | Jal Public Schools / 2,215 |
| 86. | 8.1% | Lake Arthur Municipal Schools / 763 |
| 87. | 7.1% | Corona Municipal Schools / 338 |
| 88. | 5.5% | Los Alamos Public Schools / 17,974 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data are not listed.
