Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Public school district · Montezuma County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0803090

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spent $13,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,088). Its 10 schools enrolled 2,380 students in 2024-25; 37.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,869 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 in enrollment (2,010 to 2,785 students) and Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, FY23Englewood Schools $18,632; Steamboat Springs $17,525; Woodland Park $16,214; Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J $14,480; Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 $13,684; Alamosa School District Re-11J $13,387; Weld re-8 schools $13,297; Weld County School District RE-3J $13,061; Elizabeth $12,907; Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 $12,776; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kEnglewood Schools$18,632Steamboat Springs$17,525Woodland Park$16,214Gunnison Watershed School Dist…$14,480Montezuma-Cortez School Distri…$13,684Alamosa School District Re-11J$13,387Weld re-8 schools$13,297Weld County School District RE…$13,061Elizabeth$12,907Moffat County School District …$12,776State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, FY23Englewood Schools $18,632; Steamboat Springs $17,525; Woodland Park $16,214; Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J $14,480; Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 $13,684; Alamosa School District Re-11J $13,387; Weld re-8 schools $13,297; Weld County School District RE-3J $13,061; Elizabeth $12,907; Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 $12,776; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kEnglewood Schools$18,632Steamboat Springs$17,525Woodland Park$16,214Gunnison Watershed School District …$14,480Montezuma-Cortez School District No…$13,684Alamosa School District Re-11J$13,387Weld re-8 schools$13,297Weld County School District RE-3J$13,061Elizabeth$12,907Moffat County School District RE: N…$12,776State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, FY23Englewood Schools $18,632; Steamboat Springs $17,525; Woodland Park $16,214; Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J $14,480; Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 $13,684; Alamosa School District Re-11J $13,387; Weld re-8 schools $13,297; Weld County School District RE-3J $13,061; Elizabeth $12,907; Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 $12,776; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20kEnglewood Schools$18,632Steamboat Springs$17,525Woodland Park$16,214Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J$14,480Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1$13,684Alamosa School District Re-11J$13,387Weld re-8 schools$13,297Weld County School District RE-3J$13,061Elizabeth$12,907Moffat County School District RE: No. 1$12,776State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, FY23Englewood Schools $18,632; Steamboat Springs $17,525; Woodland Park $16,214; Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J $14,480; Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 $13,684; Alamosa School District Re-11J $13,387; Weld re-8 schools $13,297; Weld County School District RE-3J $13,061; Elizabeth $12,907; Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 $12,776; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20kEnglewood Schools$18,632Steamboat Springs$17,525Woodland Park$16,214Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J$14,480Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re…$13,684Alamosa School District Re-11J$13,387Weld re-8 schools$13,297Weld County School District RE-3J$13,061Elizabeth$12,907Moffat County School District RE: No. 1$12,776State median, 1,000+ students $14,088

Where the money came from

$39,425,000 in revenue: 37.6% state, 43.2% local and 19.2% federal. Total spending including $2,252,000 of capital outlay was $36,640,000, or $14,961 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,833,000; Local $17,027,000; Federal $7,565,000; total $39,425,000.
  • State$14,833,000 38%
  • Local$17,027,000 43%
  • Federal$7,565,000 19%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,449 students in 2022-23, 2,505 students in 2023-24, 2,380 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,505, 2024-25: 2,38001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5052024-252,380
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,505, 2024-25: 2,38001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5052024-252,380
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,505, 2024-25: 2,38001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5052024-252,380
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,449, 2023-24: 2,505, 2024-25: 2,38001k2k3k2022-232,4492023-242,5052024-252,380

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,449147.016.7
2023-242,505164.315.2
2024-252,380150.215.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$8,415,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,436 per student

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 booked $8,415,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 147 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,245 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$7,373,00087.6%
Special education$693,0008.2%
Vocational$201,0002.4%
Other programs$148,0001.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,707 in 2018-19, $2,690 in 2019-20, $2,858 in 2020-21, $2,882 in 2021-22, $3,436 in 2022-23.

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,707, 2019-20: $2,690, 2020-21: $2,858, 2021-22: $2,882, 2022-23: $3,43601k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7072019-20$2,6902020-21$2,8582021-22$2,8822022-23$3,436
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,707, 2019-20: $2,690, 2020-21: $2,858, 2021-22: $2,882, 2022-23: $3,43601k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7072019-20$2,6902020-21$2,8582021-22$2,8822022-23$3,436
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,707, 2019-20: $2,690, 2020-21: $2,858, 2021-22: $2,882, 2022-23: $3,43601k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7072019-20$2,6902020-21$2,8582021-22$2,8822022-23$3,436
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,707, 2019-20: $2,690, 2020-21: $2,858, 2021-22: $2,882, 2022-23: $3,43601k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7072019-20$2,6902020-21$2,8582021-22$2,8822022-23$3,436

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 15% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtColoradoStudents tested
Reading and language arts28%44.9%1,220
Math15%31.8%1,217

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

65-69% of the 158 students in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate65‑69%82.7%
Students in the class15868,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 1,076 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mesa Elementary School35913.471.0%Schoolwide program
Kemper Elementary School33913.956.9%Schoolwide program
Children's Kiva Montessori School13014.156.2%Schoolwide program
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School12515.634.4%Schoolwide program
Battle Rock Charter School8814.342.0%Schoolwide program
Pleasant View Elementary School3511.754.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 505 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School50515.063.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 729 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Montezuma-Cortez High School59821.052.8%Not Title I
Southwest Open Charter School13112.575.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 70 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Beech Street Preschool70not reported54.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentMontezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 ranks 42 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,684).#42 of 71
  2. Every school district in ColoradoMontezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is the number 45 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 2,449 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#45 of 185
  3. Weld re-8 schoolsThe next larger Colorado district: 2,522 students in fall 2022, $13,297 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,297
  4. Englewood SchoolsThe next smaller Colorado district: 2,441 students in fall 2022, $18,632 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,632
  5. Compare Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 with Weld re-8 schoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Montezuma-Cortez High School, its largest high school598 students in 2024-25, 21.0 per teacher.598
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoMontezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spent $57,245 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$57,245
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

  1. How many schools and students are in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,380 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spend per student?
    $13,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,869 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's money come from?
    $39,425,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.6% state, 43.2% local and 19.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 531 of the 3,232 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,415,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,436 per student. Divided by the 147 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,245 per teacher, more than 33 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 15% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
    65-69% of the 158 students in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1's NCES district ID?
    0803090. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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