Boulder Valley School District
Listed by NCES as Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 (district ID 0802490)
Public school district · Boulder County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0802490
Boulder Valley School District spent $17,172 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,088). Its 56 schools enrolled 27,988 students in 2024-25; 15.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,771 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Boulder Valley ranks 3.
Where the money came from
$578,537,000 in revenue: 15.2% state, 80.2% local and 4.5% federal. Total spending including $15,094,000 of capital outlay was $548,968,000, or $19,272 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$88,153,000 15%
- Local$464,089,000 80%
- Federal$26,295,000 5%
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
28,485 students in 2022-23, 28,357 students in 2023-24, 27,988 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 28,485 | 1682.4 | 16.9 |
| 2023-24 | 28,357 | 1646.5 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 27,988 | 1582.8 | 17.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$165,639,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,815 per student
Boulder Valley School District booked $165,639,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,683 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 $98,395 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $128,744,000 | 77.7% |
| Special education | $24,585,000 | 14.8% |
| Vocational | $6,210,000 | 3.7% |
| Other programs | $6,100,000 | 3.7% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,731 in 2018-19, $4,954 in 2019-20, $5,339 in 2020-21, $5,555 in 2021-22, $5,815 in 2022-23.
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 Boulder Valley School District scored proficient or above: 63% in reading and 50% 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.
| Subject | This district | Colorado | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 63% | 44.9% | 13,315 |
| Math | 50% | 31.8% | 13,301 |
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
91% of the 2,576 students in Boulder Valley School District'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.
| This district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 2,576 | 68,390 |
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.
34 elementary schools, 12,262 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Creek K-8 School | 844 | 18.0 | 23.3% | Not Title I |
| Meadowlark School | 747 | 18.7 | 9.5% | Not Title I |
| Monarch K-8 School | 698 | 15.3 | 21.5% | Not Title I |
| Eldorado K-8 School | 529 | 16.6 | 14.4% | Not Title I |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 497 | 18.3 | 19.3% | Not Title I |
| Louisville Elementary School | 449 | 18.0 | 22.0% | Not Title I |
| Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School | 439 | 16.1 | 41.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ryan Elementary School | 436 | 17.0 | 31.0% | Not Title I |
| Fireside Elementary School | 431 | 16.7 | 14.6% | Not Title I |
| Foothill Elementary School | 419 | 16.6 | 12.4% | Not Title I |
| Superior Elementary School | 418 | 18.8 | 7.4% | Not Title I |
| University Hill Elementary School | 405 | 15.7 | 55.6% | Schoolwide program |
The other 22 elementary schools
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.
9 middle schools, 4,529 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Middle School | 626 | 18.6 | 16.8% | Not Title I |
| Angevine Middle School | 619 | 15.4 | 45.2% | Not Title I |
| Centennial Middle School | 598 | 19.4 | 29.1% | Not Title I |
| Southern Hills Middle School | 502 | 19.3 | 9.8% | Not Title I |
| Broomfield Heights Middle School | 490 | 16.6 | 30.6% | Not Title I |
| Nevin Platt Middle School | 483 | 16.9 | 14.5% | Not Title I |
| Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics | 482 | 16.9 | 29.9% | Not Title I |
| Summit Middle Charter School | 366 | 16.8 | 11.7% | Not Title I |
| Casey Middle School | 363 | 12.6 | 60.6% | 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.
10 high schools, 9,451 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder High School | 1,939 | 21.3 | 31.9% | Not Title I |
| Fairview High School | 1,863 | 23.1 | 13.2% | Not Title I |
| Broomfield High School | 1,693 | 21.7 | 22.0% | Not Title I |
| Centaurus High School | 1,557 | 20.0 | 28.6% | Not Title I |
| Monarch High School | 1,431 | 22.2 | 15.1% | Not Title I |
| New Vista High School | 327 | 17.8 | 24.2% | Not Title I |
| Nederland Middle-Senior High School | 235 | 13.4 | 37.0% | Not Title I |
| Arapahoe Ridge High School | 184 | 15.7 | 65.2% | Targeted program |
| Boulder Prep Charter High School | 114 | 10.3 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Justice High Charter School | 108 | 19.9 | 89.8% | Targeted 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.
3 other schools, 1,746 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak to Peak Charter School | 1,447 | 17.7 | 14.4% | Not Title I |
| Boulder Universal | 231 | 14.1 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Mapleton Early Childhood Center | 68 | 19.4 | 36.8% | 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.
Contact Boulder Valley School District
- Website: bvsd.org
- Phone: (303) 447-1010
- Office: 6500 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
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 Boulder Valley School District
- Colorado districts by spending per studentBoulder Valley School District ranks 10 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,172).#10 of 71
- Every school district in ColoradoBoulder Valley School District is the number 9 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 28,485 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 185
- Poudre School DistrictThe next larger Colorado district: 29,995 students in fall 2022, $14,986 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,986
- Academy District 20The next smaller Colorado district: 25,719 students in fall 2022, $12,090 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,090
- Compare Boulder Valley School District with Poudre School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Boulder High School, its largest high school1,939 students in 2024-25, 21.3 per teacher.1,939
- Teacher salary spending across ColoradoBoulder Valley School District spent $98,395 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$98,395
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
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 Boulder Valley School District
How many schools and students are in Boulder Valley School District?
56 schools were open in 2024-25 (34 elementary, 9 middle, 10 high, 3 other), enrolling 27,988 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Boulder Valley School District spend per student?
$17,172 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 $17,771 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Boulder Valley School District's money come from?
$578,537,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 15.2% state, 80.2% local and 4.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Boulder Valley School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,746 of the 28,883 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.0%, 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.How much does Boulder Valley School District spend on teacher salaries?
$165,639,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,815 per student. Divided by the 1,683 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $98,395 per teacher, more than 98 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).How do students in Boulder Valley School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Boulder Valley School District scored proficient or above: 63% in reading and 50% 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.What is the graduation rate in Boulder Valley School District?
91% of the 2,576 students in Boulder Valley School District'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.What is Boulder Valley School District's NCES district ID?
0802490. 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