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Delta, Colorado - 18 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Delta County Joint District No. 50 #86 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,649 per pupil, Delta County Joint District No. 50 ranks #132 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,592
Total Enrollment
18
Schools
$12,649
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delta County Joint District No. 50 operates 18 public schools serving 4,592 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 4 high, 4 elementary, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Delta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,649 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 29.6% local, 53.7% state, and 16.7% 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 44/100, ranked #86 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 4 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 238.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.1% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grand Mesa Choice Academy, with a diversity index of 55.5/100.
Its largest campus is Delta High School, enrolling 626 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Delta Online Learning Academy, at 14 students, a 45x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Delta County Joint District No. 50 school enrollment varies 45× across entities
Delta County Joint District No. 50 school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 626 students (highest), a spread of 612 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Delta County Joint District No. 50 student-counselor ratio is 238:1 — 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.
Delta County Joint District No. 50 chronic absenteeism rate is 42.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Delta County Joint District No. 50'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 Delta County Joint District No. 50?
Delta County Joint District No. 50 has 18 schools, including 4 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 8 combined. Total enrollment is 4,592 students.
How much does Delta County Joint District No. 50 spend per student?
Delta County Joint District No. 50 spends $12,649 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #86 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Delta County Joint District No. 50?
Delta County Joint District No. 50 students are 72.1% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delta County Joint District No. 50?
Delta County Joint District No. 50 has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #86 out of 142 districts in Colorado.