Pueblo County School District 70

Public school district · Pueblo County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0806150

Pueblo County School District 70 spent $11,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 90% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,088). Its 26 schools enrolled 10,386 students in 2024-25; 56.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,204 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (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 Pueblo County School District 70 in enrollment (6,496 to 13,450 students) and Pueblo County School District 70 itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Pueblo County School District 70, FY23Westminster Public Schools $17,815; Eagle County School District Re-50J $16,183; Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe $15,924; Mapleton Public Schools $14,482; Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 $14,254; Harrison School District 2 $14,088; School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of $12,730; Lewis-Palmer School District 38 $12,434; Pueblo County School District 70 $11,559; Weld RE-4 $11,404; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kWestminster Public Schools$17,815Eagle County School District R…$16,183Littleton School District No. …$15,924Mapleton Public Schools$14,482Fountain-Fort Carson School Di…$14,254Harrison School District 2$14,088School District No. 3 in the c…$12,730Lewis-Palmer School District 38$12,434Pueblo County School District …$11,559Weld RE-4$11,404State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Pueblo County School District 70, FY23Westminster Public Schools $17,815; Eagle County School District Re-50J $16,183; Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe $15,924; Mapleton Public Schools $14,482; Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 $14,254; Harrison School District 2 $14,088; School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of $12,730; Lewis-Palmer School District 38 $12,434; Pueblo County School District 70 $11,559; Weld RE-4 $11,404; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kWestminster Public Schools$17,815Eagle County School District Re-50J$16,183Littleton School District No. 6 in …$15,924Mapleton Public Schools$14,482Fountain-Fort Carson School Distric…$14,254Harrison School District 2$14,088School District No. 3 in the county…$12,730Lewis-Palmer School District 38$12,434Pueblo County School District 70$11,559Weld RE-4$11,404State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Pueblo County School District 70, FY23Westminster Public Schools $17,815; Eagle County School District Re-50J $16,183; Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe $15,924; Mapleton Public Schools $14,482; Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 $14,254; Harrison School District 2 $14,088; School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of $12,730; Lewis-Palmer School District 38 $12,434; Pueblo County School District 70 $11,559; Weld RE-4 $11,404; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20kWestminster Public Schools$17,815Eagle County School District Re-50J$16,183Littleton School District No. 6 in the coun…$15,924Mapleton Public Schools$14,482Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8$14,254Harrison School District 2$14,088School District No. 3 in the county of El P…$12,730Lewis-Palmer School District 38$12,434Pueblo County School District 70$11,559Weld RE-4$11,404State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Pueblo County School District 70, FY23Westminster Public Schools $17,815; Eagle County School District Re-50J $16,183; Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe $15,924; Mapleton Public Schools $14,482; Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 $14,254; Harrison School District 2 $14,088; School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of $12,730; Lewis-Palmer School District 38 $12,434; Pueblo County School District 70 $11,559; Weld RE-4 $11,404; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20kWestminster Public Schools$17,815Eagle County School District Re-50J$16,183Littleton School District No. 6 in the…$15,924Mapleton Public Schools$14,482Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8$14,254Harrison School District 2$14,088School District No. 3 in the county of…$12,730Lewis-Palmer School District 38$12,434Pueblo County School District 70$11,559Weld RE-4$11,404State median, 1,000+ students $14,088

Where the money came from

$141,848,000 in revenue: 56.6% state, 32.4% local and 11.0% federal. Total spending including $33,888,000 of capital outlay was $160,672,000, or $15,301 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pueblo County School District 70 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $80,333,000; Local $45,924,000; Federal $15,591,000; total $141,848,000.
  • State$80,333,000 57%
  • Local$45,924,000 32%
  • Federal$15,591,000 11%

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

10,501 students in 2022-23, 10,644 students in 2023-24, 10,386 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pueblo County School District 70 enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,501, 2023-24: 10,644, 2024-25: 10,38605k10k15k2022-2310,5012023-2410,6442024-2510,386
Pueblo County School District 70 enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,501, 2023-24: 10,644, 2024-25: 10,38605k10k15k2022-2310,5012023-2410,6442024-2510,386
Pueblo County School District 70 enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,501, 2023-24: 10,644, 2024-25: 10,38605k10k15k2022-2310,5012023-2410,6442024-2510,386
Pueblo County School District 70 enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,501, 2023-24: 10,644, 2024-25: 10,38605k10k15k2022-2310,5012023-2410,6442024-2510,386

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,501565.418.6
2023-2410,644582.318.3
2024-2510,386563.518.4

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

$37,272,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,549 per student

Pueblo County School District 70 booked $37,272,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 567 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 $65,695 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 63 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$31,034,00083.3%
Special education$4,905,00013.2%
Vocational$1,319,0003.5%
Other programs$14,0000.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,015 in 2018-19, $3,076 in 2019-20, $3,357 in 2020-21, $3,364 in 2021-22, $3,549 in 2022-23.

Pueblo County School District 70 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,015, 2019-20: $3,076, 2020-21: $3,357, 2021-22: $3,364, 2022-23: $3,54901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0152019-20$3,0762020-21$3,3572021-22$3,3642022-23$3,549
Pueblo County School District 70 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,015, 2019-20: $3,076, 2020-21: $3,357, 2021-22: $3,364, 2022-23: $3,54901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0152019-20$3,0762020-21$3,3572021-22$3,3642022-23$3,549
Pueblo County School District 70 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,015, 2019-20: $3,076, 2020-21: $3,357, 2021-22: $3,364, 2022-23: $3,54901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0152019-20$3,0762020-21$3,3572021-22$3,3642022-23$3,549
Pueblo County School District 70 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,015, 2019-20: $3,076, 2020-21: $3,357, 2021-22: $3,364, 2022-23: $3,54901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0152019-20$3,0762020-21$3,3572021-22$3,3642022-23$3,549

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 Pueblo County School District 70 scored proficient or above: 25% 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
Math25%31.8%5,187

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

92% of the 653 students in Pueblo County School District 70'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 rate92%82.7%
Students in the class65368,390

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.

13 elementary schools, 4,770 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Swallows Charter Academy67725.830.3%Not Title I
Prairie Winds Elementary School47716.747.0%Schoolwide program
Cedar Ridge Elementary School45818.335.4%Not Title I
Liberty Point Elementary School45115.661.0%Schoolwide program
Sierra Vista Elementary School44317.644.7%Schoolwide program
North Mesa Elementary School40017.046.8%Schoolwide program
Desert Sage Elementary School36815.856.3%Schoolwide program
South Mesa Elementary School32316.061.3%Schoolwide program
Rye Elementary School31918.846.1%Schoolwide program
Vineland Elementary School31216.253.2%Schoolwide program
Villa Bella Expeditionary School29819.829.5%Not Title I
Avondale Elementary School15614.471.8%Schoolwide program
One more elementary school
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Beulah Elementary School8811.656.8%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.

8 middle schools, 2,291 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sky View Middle School56518.041.6%Not Title I
Liberty Point International School41717.356.6%Not Title I
Vineland Middle School36216.458.8%Not Title I
Pleasant View Middle School34818.851.1%Not Title I
The Connect Charter School25216.8not reportedNot Title I
Craver Middle School15818.942.4%Not Title I
Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School14125.338.3%Not reported
Beulah Middle School4813.747.9%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.

4 high schools, 3,116 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pueblo West High School1,54021.239.5%Not Title I
Pueblo County High School1,14819.747.2%Not Title I
Rye High School25015.834.4%Not Title I
Swallows Charter Academy High School17826.928.7%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, 209 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
70 Online20918.764.1%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Pueblo Classical Academy

School in Pueblo West; 180 students; 18.6 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Pueblo County School District 70

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 Pueblo County School District 70

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentPueblo County School District 70 ranks 64 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,559).#64 of 71
  2. Every school district in ColoradoPueblo County School District 70 is the number 21 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 10,501 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#21 of 185
  3. Harrison School District 2The next larger Colorado district: 12,267 students in fall 2022, $14,088 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,088
  4. School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State ofThe next smaller Colorado district: 9,612 students in fall 2022, $12,730 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,730
  5. Compare Pueblo County School District 70 with Harrison School District 2Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Pueblo West High School, its largest high school1,540 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.1,540
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoPueblo County School District 70 spent $65,695 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$65,695
  8. 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 Pueblo County School District 70

  1. How many schools and students are in Pueblo County School District 70?
    26 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary, 8 middle, 4 high, 1 other), enrolling 10,386 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pueblo County School District 70 spend per student?
    $11,559 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 $12,204 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pueblo County School District 70's money come from?
    $141,848,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.6% state, 32.4% local and 11.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pueblo County School District 70 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,149 of the 9,326 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.3%, 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 Pueblo County School District 70 spend on teacher salaries?
    $37,272,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,549 per student. Divided by the 567 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,695 per teacher, more than 63 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 Pueblo County School District 70 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pueblo County School District 70 scored proficient or above: 25% 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 Pueblo County School District 70?
    92% of the 653 students in Pueblo County School District 70'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 Pueblo County School District 70's NCES district ID?
    0806150. 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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