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Rifle, Colorado - 10 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Garfield School District No. Re-2 #100 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,122 per pupil, Garfield School District No. Re-2 ranks #141 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,662
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$12,122
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Garfield School District No. Re-2 operates 10 public schools serving 4,662 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 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 Garfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,122 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 37.7% local, 55.9% state, and 6.5% 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 39/100, ranked #100 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 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 381.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 40.9% White, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside School, with a diversity index of 52.9/100.
Its largest campus is Rifle High School, enrolling 778 students (17% of the district's total enrollment).
Rifle High School accounts for 16.6% of all Garfield School District No. Re-2 student enrollment
That concentration means Garfield School District No. Re-2-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.
Garfield School District No. Re-2 school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Garfield School District No. Re-2 school enrollment ranges from 272 students (lowest) to 778 students (highest), a spread of 506 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.
Garfield School District No. Re-2 student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — 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.
Garfield School District No. Re-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 42.7% — 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 Garfield School District No. Re-2'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 Garfield School District No. Re-2?
Garfield School District No. Re-2 has 10 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 4,662 students.
How much does Garfield School District No. Re-2 spend per student?
Garfield School District No. Re-2 spends $12,122 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #100 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Garfield School District No. Re-2?
Garfield School District No. Re-2 students are 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 40.9% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Garfield School District No. Re-2?
Garfield School District No. Re-2 has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #100 out of 142 districts in Colorado.