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Canutillo Independent School District's boundaries encompass
fertile farm lands, sprawling desert plains, and five
small communities with a total population of about 15,000 residents.
The growing rural communities of Canutillo, Vinton,
Westway, Borderland, and Montoya are part of El Paso
County and located in the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains along the Rio Grande between El Paso, Texas
and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The first Canutillo School, named Lone Star Primary School, was built in 1911 as part of the El Paso County school system.
The school served grades first through
eighth. Ninth through twelfth grade students attended El Paso
High School, about 30 miles away.
In 1959, Canutillo residents voted to incorporate the Canutillo Independent School District and graduated its first senior class
in 1963.
Today, Canutillo ISD maintains five elementary schools,
two middle schools, one high school, an early college high school, and an alternative education
program. It served about 5,600 students during the 2007-2008 school year.
CISD's regular instructional curriculum emphasizes preparing
students with the basic skills needed to succeed in the
twenty-first century and is enhanced with numerous programs
under the auspices of six Divisions including School Improvement,
School Resources, Student Support, Human Resources, Business Services and,
Facilities & Transportation.
With an annual budget of over $45 million, CISD is the
largest employer in the community. It employs 410 teachers
and 85 educational aides, 275 auxiliary personnel, 18 campus
and 11 central office administrators, and 67 professional support
staff.
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