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Dove Creek, Colorado - 2 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Dolores County School District Re-2j #38 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,075 per pupil, Dolores County School District Re-2j ranks #64 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dolores County School District Re-2j operates 2 public schools serving 263 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 Dolores County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,075 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 63.6% local, 28.8% state, and 7.6% 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 64/100, ranked #38 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 45.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Dove Creek High School, enrolling 138 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Dove Creek High School accounts for 52.5% of all Dolores County School District Re-2j student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dolores County School District Re-2j a distant remainder — means Dolores County School District Re-2j-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.
Dolores County School District Re-2j chronic absenteeism rate is 45.3% — 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 Dolores County School District Re-2j'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 Dolores County School District Re-2j?
Dolores County School District Re-2j has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 263 students.
How much does Dolores County School District Re-2j spend per student?
Dolores County School District Re-2j spends $16,075 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #38 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Dolores County School District Re-2j?
Dolores County School District Re-2j students are 91.7% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dolores County School District Re-2j?
Dolores County School District Re-2j has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #38 out of 142 districts in Colorado.