Burnham Wood Charter School District

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El Paso, Texas - 3 schools

An equity score of 44/100 ranks Burnham Wood Charter School District #627 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $12,124 per pupil, Burnham Wood Charter School District ranks #760 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

1,359
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,124
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Burnham Wood Charter School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,359 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 El Paso County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,124 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.3% local, 76.8% state, and 20.9% 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 44/100, ranked #627 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 835.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Howard Burnham El, with a diversity index of 15.1/100.

Its largest campus is Davinci School for Science and the Arts, enrolling 982 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).

Davinci School for Science and the Arts accounts for 56.3% of all Burnham Wood Charter School District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Burnham Wood Charter School District a distant remainder — means Burnham Wood Charter School District-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Burnham Wood Charter School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities

Burnham Wood Charter School District school enrollment ranges from 374 students (lowest) to 982 students (highest), a spread of 608 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Burnham Wood Charter School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Burnham Wood Charter School District student-counselor ratio is 835:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Burnham Wood Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism

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 Variation between sub-units within Burnham Wood Charter School District is typically wider than the Burnham Wood Charter School District-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

20.9%
Federal
76.8%
State
2.3%
Local

Funding Equity

44
Equity Score
627 / 1044
State Rank
50
State Average

This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Burnham Wood Charter School District.

White 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino 93.8%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 11.7/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Burnham Wood Charter School District's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Howard Burnham El 15.1
  2. 2 The Linguistic Acad of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site 13.2
  3. 3 Davinci School for Science and the Arts 7.0

Programs & Resources

1 / 3
Schools with AP
12 AP courses total
835.3:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
24.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Burnham Wood Charter School District

School Enrollment
Davinci School for Science and the Arts
Charter
982
Howard Burnham El
Charter
388
The Linguistic Acad of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site
Charter
374

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Comparisons are relative to Burnham Wood Charter School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Burnham Wood Charter School District?

Burnham Wood Charter School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,359 students.

How much does Burnham Wood Charter School District spend per student?

Burnham Wood Charter School District spends $12,124 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #627 in Texas.

What is the demographic composition of Burnham Wood Charter School District?

Burnham Wood Charter School District students are 93.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for Burnham Wood Charter School District?

Burnham Wood Charter School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #627 out of 1044 districts in Texas.