Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Fowler, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Fowler School District No. R4j #40 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,101 per pupil, Fowler School District No. R4j ranks #122 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
347
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,101
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fowler School District No. R4j operates 3 public schools serving 347 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Kit Carson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,101 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 27.1% local, 58.8% state, and 14.1% 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 62/100, ranked #40 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.
a 269.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.7% White, 25.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fowler High School, with a diversity index of 48.4/100.
Its largest campus is Fowler Elementary School, enrolling 183 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fowler Junior High School, at 58 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fowler Elementary School accounts for 52.7% of all Fowler School District No. R4j student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fowler School District No. R4j a distant remainder — means Fowler School District No. R4j-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.
Fowler School District No. R4j school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Fowler School District No. R4j school enrollment ranges from 58 students (lowest) to 183 students (highest), a spread of 125 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.
Fowler School District No. R4j student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Fowler School District No. R4j is typically wider than the Fowler School District No. R4j-aggregate figure suggests.
Fowler School District No. R4j chronic absenteeism rate is 42.2% — 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 Fowler School District No. R4j's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in Colorado
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in Fowler School District No. R4j?
Fowler School District No. R4j has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 347 students.
How much does Fowler School District No. R4j spend per student?
Fowler School District No. R4j spends $13,101 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #40 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Fowler School District No. R4j?
Fowler School District No. R4j students are 70.7% White, 25.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fowler School District No. R4j?
Fowler School District No. R4j has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #40 out of 142 districts in Colorado.