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Westcliffe, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Custer County School District Consolidate 1 #64 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,864 per pupil, Custer County School District Consolidate 1 ranks #104 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
354
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,864
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 operates 3 public schools serving 354 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Custer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,864 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.9% local, 17.4% state, and 16.6% 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 52/100, ranked #64 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 228.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Custer County High School, with a diversity index of 38.0/100.
Custer County Elementary School accounts for 41.2% of all Custer County School District Consolidate 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Custer County School District Consolidate 1-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.
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 146 students (highest), a spread of 77 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.
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — 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.
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.8% — 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 Custer County School District Consolidate 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 Custer County School District Consolidate 1?
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 354 students.
How much does Custer County School District Consolidate 1 spend per student?
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 spends $13,864 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #64 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Custer County School District Consolidate 1?
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 students are 80.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Custer County School District Consolidate 1?
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #64 out of 142 districts in Colorado.