El Paso Leadership Academy

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El Paso, Texas - 3 schools

An equity score of 57/100 ranks El Paso Leadership Academy #399 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $13,424 per pupil, El Paso Leadership Academy ranks #612 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

594
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,424
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

El Paso Leadership Academy operates 3 public schools serving 594 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 middle, 1 high 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 $13,424 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.9% local, 65.6% state, and 32.5% 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 57/100, ranked #399 of 1047 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.

a 181:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East, with a diversity index of 9.2/100.

Its largest campus is El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East, enrolling 428 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).

El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East accounts for 55.2% of all El Paso Leadership Academy student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of El Paso Leadership Academy a distant remainder — means El Paso Leadership Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

El Paso Leadership Academy school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities

El Paso Leadership Academy school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 428 students (highest), a spread of 262 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

El Paso Leadership Academy reports 80.8% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

El Paso Leadership Academy student-counselor ratio is 181:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

El Paso Leadership Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

32.5%
Federal
65.6%
State
1.9%
Local

Funding Equity

57
Equity Score
399 / 1047
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 El Paso Leadership Academy.

White 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 97.1%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 5.7/100

Average Simpson diversity index across El Paso Leadership Academy's schools, below the Texas average of 44.7.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East 9.2
  2. 2 El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East 7.8
  3. 3 El Paso Leadership Academy 0.0

Programs & Resources

181:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
8.2%
Chronically Absent

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

Schools in El Paso Leadership Academy

School Enrollment
El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East
Charter
428
El Paso Leadership Academy
Charter
181
El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East
Charter
166

How El Paso Leadership Academy Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
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Comparisons are relative to El Paso Leadership Academy'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 El Paso Leadership Academy?

El Paso Leadership Academy has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 594 students.

How much does El Paso Leadership Academy spend per student?

El Paso Leadership Academy spends $13,424 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #399 in Texas.

What is the demographic composition of El Paso Leadership Academy?

El Paso Leadership Academy students are 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for El Paso Leadership Academy?

El Paso Leadership Academy has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #399 out of 1047 districts in Texas.