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An equity score of 61/100 ranks Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J #42 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,037 per pupil, Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J ranks #82 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J operates 2 public schools serving 379 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Crowley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,037 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 23.6% local, 58.2% state, and 18.2% 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 61/100, ranked #42 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.
a 156.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% White, 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Crowley County Elementary K-6, enrolling 156 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Crowley County Elementary K-6 accounts for 41.2% of all Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.0% 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 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.
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J student-counselor ratio is 156:1 — 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.
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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 Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J'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 Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J?
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 379 students.
How much does Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J spend per student?
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J spends $15,037 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #42 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J?
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J students are 53.5% White, 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J?
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #42 out of 142 districts in Colorado.