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Center, Colorado - 5 schools
An equity score of 87/100 ranks Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count #5 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,948 per pupil, Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count ranks #38 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
607
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$18,948
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count operates 5 public schools serving 607 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 1 combined, 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 Saguache County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,948 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.5% local, 53.7% state, and 31.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 87/100, ranked #5 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 183.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% White, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Center Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 34.0/100.
Haskin Elementary School accounts for 49.7% of all Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count a distant remainder — means Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 312 students (highest), a spread of 296 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.
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count'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 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count?
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 3 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 607 students.
How much does Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count spend per student?
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count spends $18,948 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #5 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count?
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count students are 88.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% White, 0.4% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count?
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #5 out of 142 districts in Colorado.