Enrollment
386
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Vinton, TX
Bill Childress El
Federal NCES profile for Bill Childress El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481278007274
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 23
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bill Childress El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.7:1
- small classes for Texas
- 66.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 386
- students enrolled
Bill Childress El has class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.7:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bill Childress El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bill Childress El
Bill Childress El is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Vinton, Texas, enrolling 386 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.3% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 386 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,307 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #349.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 386 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 21.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Canutillo Isd also operates Canutillo H S (1,443 students) and Canutillo Middle (717 students) alongside Bill Childress El.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bill Childress El compares
Bill Childress El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.7:1 | ▼ 20% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.3% | ▲ 7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 386 | top 66% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
386
Bigger than 45% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 21% in Texas - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,651
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 386 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 97.2%
White 1.8%
African American 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 97.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.5, Bill Childress El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Canutillo Isd, which includes Bill Childress El.
$12,651
Per student
-7%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.4%
State 36.4%
Federal 21.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bill Childress El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Canutillo Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Jose J Alderete Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Canutillo El | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bill Childress El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,443
- Students per teacher
- 14.1:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
- Enrollment
- 717
- Students per teacher
- 15.6:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 577
- Students per teacher
- 17:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 570
- Students per teacher
- 12.7:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
- Enrollment
- 481
- Students per teacher
- 13.7:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~386 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Bill Childress El
How many students attend Bill Childress El?
Bill Childress El has 386 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vinton, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bill Childress El?
The student-teacher ratio at Bill Childress El is 11.7:1, which is 20% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bill Childress El?
66.3% of students at Bill Childress El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bill Childress El?
The largest demographic group at Bill Childress El is Hispanic or Latino at 97.2% of enrollment, in Vinton, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bill Childress El?
Bill Childress El has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bill Childress El a good school?
Bill Childress El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Canutillo Isd?
Besides Bill Childress El, Canutillo Isd also operates Canutillo H S (1,443 students), Canutillo Middle (717 students), and Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School (577 students). See the Canutillo Isd district page for the complete list.
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