An equity score of 48/100 ranks Alamosa School District No. Re-11j #77 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,387 per pupil, Alamosa School District No. Re-11j ranks #140 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,116
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,387
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j operates 6 public schools serving 2,116 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Alamosa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,387 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.6% local, 56.1% state, and 19.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #77 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 141.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.0% White, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alamosa Elementary School 3-5, with a diversity index of 55.7/100.
Its largest campus is Alamosa High School, enrolling 568 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alamosa Online, at 29 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Alamosa High School accounts for 26.8% of all Alamosa School District No. Re-11j student enrollment
That concentration means Alamosa School District No. Re-11j-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 568 students (highest), a spread of 539 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j reports 56.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j student-counselor ratio is 141:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Alamosa School District No. Re-11j's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Alamosa School District No. Re-11j?
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,116 students.
How much does Alamosa School District No. Re-11j spend per student?
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j spends $13,387 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #77 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Alamosa School District No. Re-11j?
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j students are 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.0% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alamosa School District No. Re-11j?
Alamosa School District No. Re-11j has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #77 out of 142 districts in Colorado.