Colorado River BOCES

Public school district · Garfield County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0800292

Colorado River BOCES spent $50,858 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,529). Its one school enrolled 181 students in 2024-25; 33.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (Colorado: 82.7%).

Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Colorado River BOCES in enrollment (163 to 178 students) and Colorado River BOCES itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Colorado River BOCES, FY23Colorado River BOCES $50,858; South Conejos School District No. Re10 $26,138; School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State o $22,458; Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and $21,559; School District No. Re-5 Plateau $19,865; Idalia RJ-3 $19,634; Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a $19,583; Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 $19,275; Arriba-Flagler Consolidated $18,424; De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and $18,288; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k20k30k40k50k60kColorado River BOCES$50,858South Conejos School District …$26,138School District No. Re-10 in t…$22,458Ouray School District No. R-1 …$21,559School District No. Re-5 Plate…$19,865Idalia RJ-3$19,634Manzanola Joint District No. 3…$19,583Cheyenne County School Distric…$19,275Arriba-Flagler Consolidated$18,424De Beque Joint District No. 49…$18,288State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Colorado River BOCES, FY23Colorado River BOCES $50,858; South Conejos School District No. Re10 $26,138; School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State o $22,458; Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and $21,559; School District No. Re-5 Plateau $19,865; Idalia RJ-3 $19,634; Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a $19,583; Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 $19,275; Arriba-Flagler Consolidated $18,424; De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and $18,288; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k20k30k40k50k60kColorado River BOCES$50,858South Conejos School District No. R…$26,138School District No. Re-10 in the co…$22,458Ouray School District No. R-1 of th…$21,559School District No. Re-5 Plateau$19,865Idalia RJ-3$19,634Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of …$19,583Cheyenne County School District No.…$19,275Arriba-Flagler Consolidated$18,424De Beque Joint District No. 49 of t…$18,288State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Colorado River BOCES, FY23Colorado River BOCES $50,858; South Conejos School District No. Re10 $26,138; School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State o $22,458; Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and $21,559; School District No. Re-5 Plateau $19,865; Idalia RJ-3 $19,634; Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a $19,583; Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 $19,275; Arriba-Flagler Consolidated $18,424; De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and $18,288; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k30k50k60kColorado River BOCES$50,858South Conejos School District No. Re10$26,138School District No. Re-10 in the county of…$22,458Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county…$21,559School District No. Re-5 Plateau$19,865Idalia RJ-3$19,634Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the coun…$19,583Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5$19,275Arriba-Flagler Consolidated$18,424De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the count…$18,288State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Colorado River BOCES, FY23Colorado River BOCES $50,858; South Conejos School District No. Re10 $26,138; School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State o $22,458; Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and $21,559; School District No. Re-5 Plateau $19,865; Idalia RJ-3 $19,634; Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a $19,583; Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5 $19,275; Arriba-Flagler Consolidated $18,424; De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and $18,288; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k30k50k60kColorado River BOCES$50,858South Conejos School District No. Re10$26,138School District No. Re-10 in the county…$22,458Ouray School District No. R-1 of the co…$21,559School District No. Re-5 Plateau$19,865Idalia RJ-3$19,634Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the…$19,583Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5$19,275Arriba-Flagler Consolidated$18,424De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the c…$18,288State median, under 1,000 students $17,529

Where the money came from

$10,674,000 in revenue: 33.4% state, 38.5% local and 28.1% federal. Total spending including $383,000 of capital outlay was $11,556,000, or $68,379 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Colorado River BOCES revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,565,000; Local $4,114,000; Federal $2,995,000; total $10,674,000.
  • State$3,565,000 33%
  • Local$4,114,000 39%
  • Federal$2,995,000 28%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 109 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

169 students in 2022-23, 165 students in 2023-24, 181 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Colorado River BOCES enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231692023-241652024-25181
Colorado River BOCES enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231692023-241652024-25181
Colorado River BOCES enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231692023-241652024-25181
Colorado River BOCES enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231692023-241652024-25181

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316910.216.5
2023-2416512.313.4
2024-2518111.415.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,130,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,686 per student

Colorado River BOCES booked $1,130,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $109,390 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$477,00042.2%
Special education$508,00045.0%
Vocational$129,00011.4%
Other programs$16,0001.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,847 in 2018-19, $4,881 in 2019-20, $5,538 in 2020-21, $4,497 in 2021-22, $6,686 in 2022-23.

Colorado River BOCES teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,847, 2019-20: $4,881, 2020-21: $5,538, 2021-22: $4,497, 2022-23: $6,68602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8472019-20$4,8812020-21$5,5382021-22$4,4972022-23$6,686
Colorado River BOCES teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,847, 2019-20: $4,881, 2020-21: $5,538, 2021-22: $4,497, 2022-23: $6,68602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8472019-20$4,8812020-21$5,5382021-22$4,4972022-23$6,686
Colorado River BOCES teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,847, 2019-20: $4,881, 2020-21: $5,538, 2021-22: $4,497, 2022-23: $6,68602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8472019-20$4,8812020-21$5,5382021-22$4,4972022-23$6,686
Colorado River BOCES teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,847, 2019-20: $4,881, 2020-21: $5,538, 2021-22: $4,497, 2022-23: $6,68602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8472019-20$4,8812020-21$5,5382021-22$4,4972022-23$6,686

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-79% of the 56 students in Colorado River BOCES' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate70‑79%82.7%
Students in the class5668,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 181 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Yampah Mountain School18115.928.7%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Colorado River BOCES

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Colorado River BOCES

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentColorado River BOCES ranks 3 of 109 Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($50,858).#3 of 109
  2. Every school district in ColoradoColorado River BOCES is the number 160 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 169 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#160 of 185
  3. De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa andThe next larger Colorado district: 170 students in fall 2022, $18,288 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,288
  4. Colorado School for the Deaf and BlindThe next smaller Colorado district: 166 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Colorado River BOCES with De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa andEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Yampah Mountain School, its largest high school181 students in 2024-25, 15.9 per teacher.181
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoColorado River BOCES spent $109,390 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$109,390
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Colorado River BOCES

  1. How many schools and students are in Colorado River BOCES?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 181 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Colorado River BOCES spend per student?
    $50,858 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,529 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Colorado River BOCES' money come from?
    $10,674,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.4% state, 38.5% local and 28.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Colorado River BOCES spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,130,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,686 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $109,390 per teacher, more than 99 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is the graduation rate in Colorado River BOCES?
    70-79% of the 56 students in Colorado River BOCES' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Colorado River BOCES' NCES district ID?
    0800292. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25