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Idaho Springs, Colorado - 5 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 #34 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,688 per pupil, Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 ranks #41 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
680
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$18,688
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 operates 5 public schools serving 680 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Clear Creek County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,688 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 75.3% local, 17.0% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #34 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 128:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carlson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 45.3/100.
Its largest campus is Clear Creek High School, enrolling 182 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Clear Creek High School accounts for 26.8% of all Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 student enrollment
That concentration means Clear Creek School District No. Re-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 182 students (highest), a spread of 104 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 student-counselor ratio is 128:1 — 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.
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Clear Creek School District No. Re-1'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 Clear Creek School District No. Re-1?
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 680 students.
How much does Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 spend per student?
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 spends $18,688 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #34 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Clear Creek School District No. Re-1?
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 students are 79.1% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clear Creek School District No. Re-1?
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #34 out of 142 districts in Colorado.