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Fountain, Colorado - 13 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an #60 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,970 per pupil, Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an ranks #124 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,201
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$12,970
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an operates 13 public schools serving 8,201 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 2 high, 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 El Paso County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,970 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 5.9% local, 56.6% state, and 37.4% 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 54/100, ranked #60 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 400.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 43.3% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Abrams Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Fountain-Fort Carson High School, enrolling 1,974 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Welte Education Center, at 84 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fountain-Fort Carson High School accounts for 24.1% of all Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an student enrollment
That concentration means Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment ranges from 84 students (lowest) to 1,974 students (highest), a spread of 1,890 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an'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 Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an?
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 4 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,201 students.
How much does Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an spend per student?
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an spends $12,970 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #60 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an?
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an students are 43.3% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an?
Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso an has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #60 out of 142 districts in Colorado.