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El Paso, Texas - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks El Paso Leadership Academy #252 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,586 per pupil, El Paso Leadership Academy ranks #321 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
594
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,586
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 $14,586 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1202 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 66/100, ranked #252 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in 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.
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 dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
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.
El Paso Leadership Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.1% 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 — 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.
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.
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.
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 $14,586 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #252 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 66/100, ranking #252 out of 1044 districts in Texas.