At $19,275 per pupil, Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 ranks #42 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 operates 2 public schools serving 178 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 Cheyenne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,275 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 37.2% local, 56.0% state, and 6.8% 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 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.1% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Cheyenne Wells Elementary School accounts for 50.6% of all Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 a distant remainder — means Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5'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 Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5?
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 178 students.
How much does Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 spend per student?
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 spends $19,275 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5?
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 students are 77.1% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.