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Dolores, Colorado - 4 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Dolores School District No. Re-4a #108 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,920 per pupil, Dolores School District No. Re-4a ranks #146 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$11,920
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dolores School District No. Re-4a operates 4 public schools serving 683 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Montezuma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,920 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 30.7% local, 60.5% state, and 8.9% 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 35/100, ranked #108 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 144.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dolores Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.1/100.
Its largest campus is Dolores Elementary School, enrolling 245 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Teddy Bear Preschool, at 71 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dolores Elementary School accounts for 35.9% of all Dolores School District No. Re-4a student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dolores School District No. Re-4a-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.
Dolores School District No. Re-4a school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Dolores School District No. Re-4a school enrollment ranges from 71 students (lowest) to 245 students (highest), a spread of 174 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.
Dolores School District No. Re-4a student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — 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.
Dolores School District No. Re-4a chronic absenteeism rate is 7.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Dolores School District No. Re-4a'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 School District No. Re-4a?
Dolores School District No. Re-4a has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 683 students.
How much does Dolores School District No. Re-4a spend per student?
Dolores School District No. Re-4a spends $11,920 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #108 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Dolores School District No. Re-4a?
Dolores School District No. Re-4a students are 78.5% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dolores School District No. Re-4a?
Dolores School District No. Re-4a has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #108 out of 142 districts in Colorado.