Canutillo ISD
Canutillo ISD is a public school district based in El Paso, Texas, serving 5,747 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #178 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 575 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Josue Borrego. It spends about $12,908 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Canutillo compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Canutillo | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,908 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,360 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $83.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $84.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 402 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 910 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 479 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Josue Borrego
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches ISDNacogdoches | 5,766 | 10 | $11,224 | 13.9 | #177 |
| Canutillo ISDEl Paso · this district | 5,747 | 10 | $12,908 | 14.3 | #178 |
| Desoto ISDDesoto | 5,708 | 11 | $10,547 | 18.3 | #179 |
| Splendora ISDSplendora | 5,687 | 7 | $11,156 | 15.9 | #180 |
| Dayton ISDDayton | 5,675 | 7 | $9,996 | 16.4 | #181 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brea-Olinda UnifiedBrea, CA | 5,753 | $11,654 | 22.6 |
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictFanwood, NJ | 5,752 | $19,090 | 12.3 |
| Jackson R-IIJackson, MO | 5,748 | $9,760 | 15.0 |
| Granite City CUSD 9Granite City, IL | 5,747 | $10,747 | 17.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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