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El Paso, Texas - 76 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks El Paso Isd #471 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,216 per pupil, El Paso Isd ranks #734 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
El Paso Isd operates 76 public schools serving 50,031 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 51 combined, 14 high, 10 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,216 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 33.5% local, 44.1% state, and 22.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #471 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 14 of 76 schools offering Advanced Placement (166 AP courses district-wide), a 378.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bliss El, with a diversity index of 72.7/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin H S, enrolling 2,835 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is About Face Program El, at 3 students, a 945x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
El Paso Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 2,835 students (highest), a spread of 2,832 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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
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 — including this one — 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
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 76 schools in El Paso Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across El Paso Isd's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Plano Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Humble Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Pasadena Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Socorro Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to El Paso Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →El Paso Isd has 76 schools, including 14 high, 10 middle, 51 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 50,031 students.
El Paso Isd spends $12,216 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #471 in Texas.
El Paso Isd students are 85.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White, 3.0% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 76 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
El Paso Isd has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #471 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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