An equity score of 21/100 ranks Deer Trail School District No. 26j #136 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,751 per pupil, Deer Trail School District No. 26j ranks #156 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Deer Trail School District No. 26j operates 2 public schools serving 325 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 Arapahoe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,751 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 47.5% local, 46.2% state, and 6.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #136 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.5% Hispanic or Latino, 45.8% White, 3.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Deer Trail Elementary School, enrolling 174 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Deer Trail Elementary School accounts for 53.2% of all Deer Trail School District No. 26j student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Deer Trail School District No. 26j a distant remainder — means Deer Trail School District No. 26j-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.
Deer Trail School District No. 26j chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Deer Trail School District No. 26j is typically wider than the Deer Trail School District No. 26j-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Deer Trail School District No. 26j'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 Deer Trail School District No. 26j?
Deer Trail School District No. 26j has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 325 students.
How much does Deer Trail School District No. 26j spend per student?
Deer Trail School District No. 26j spends $12,751 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #136 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Deer Trail School District No. 26j?
Deer Trail School District No. 26j students are 46.5% Hispanic or Latino, 45.8% White, 3.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deer Trail School District No. 26j?
Deer Trail School District No. 26j has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #136 out of 142 districts in Colorado.