Socorro ISD recently compiled statistics on the five largest school districts in El Paso County: Socorro ISD, El Paso ISD, Ysleta ISD, Clint ISD, and Canutillo ISD.
The Budget Advisory Committee of Socorro ISD shared these statistics with the Board of Trustees in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.
Page 11 shows the per-student cost of the central administration of each of the five school districts and it jumped right off the page at us!
By a very wide margin, Canutillo ISD has the most bloated central administration, costing $661 per student, compared to $276 for Socorro ISD, $304 for El Paso ISD, $338 for Ysleta ISD, and $390 for Clint ISD.
If these stats are accurate, Canutillo ISD has a very serious financial problem that needs urgent attention.
Canutillo ISD is the same district that promoted a massively bloated $386.2 million bond, which the voters passed May 4, 2024 with only 4.75% turnout. The following September 10, their Board of Trustees enacted a record increase, resulting in $281 additional property tax for the average-valued home.
Canutillo ISD is a financial basket case and urgently needs a structural audit.
We just submitted a public information request for a complete list of their employees along with their job titles and salaries.