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Estes Park, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Estes Park School District R-3 #58 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,903 per pupil, Estes Park School District R-3 ranks #85 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,014
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,903
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Estes Park School District R-3 operates 3 public schools serving 1,014 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 Larimer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,903 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 86.3% local, 4.1% state, and 9.6% 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 55/100, ranked #58 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 (10 AP courses district-wide), a 243.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 66.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.3% White, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Estes Park K-5 School, with a diversity index of 51.3/100.
Its largest campus is Estes Park K-5 School, enrolling 431 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Estes Park K-5 School accounts for 42.5% of all Estes Park School District R-3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Estes Park School District R-3-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.
Estes Park School District R-3 school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Estes Park School District R-3 school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 431 students (highest), a spread of 268 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.
Estes Park School District R-3 student-counselor ratio is 243:1 — 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.
Estes Park School District R-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 66.6% — 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 Estes Park School District R-3'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 Estes Park School District R-3?
Estes Park School District R-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,014 students.
How much does Estes Park School District R-3 spend per student?
Estes Park School District R-3 spends $14,903 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #58 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Estes Park School District R-3?
Estes Park School District R-3 students are 61.3% White, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Estes Park School District R-3?
Estes Park School District R-3 has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #58 out of 142 districts in Colorado.