At $29,376 per pupil, Arickaree School District No. R-2 ranks #12 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
101
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$29,376
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arickaree School District No. R-2 operates 2 public schools serving 101 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,376 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.6% local, 52.7% state, and 5.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.0% White, 42.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Arickaree Elementary School, enrolling 48 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Arickaree Elementary School accounts for 47.5% of all Arickaree School District No. R-2 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arickaree School District No. R-2 a distant remainder — means Arickaree School District No. R-2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Arickaree School District No. R-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement 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 Arickaree School District No. R-2'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 Arickaree School District No. R-2?
Arickaree School District No. R-2 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 101 students.
How much does Arickaree School District No. R-2 spend per student?
Arickaree School District No. R-2 spends $29,376 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Arickaree School District No. R-2?
Arickaree School District No. R-2 students are 55.0% White, 42.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.