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Gunnison, Colorado - 7 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j #135 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,701 per pupil, Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j ranks #131 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,061
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,701
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j operates 7 public schools serving 2,061 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Gunnison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,701 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 69.7% local, 21.0% state, and 9.3% 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 21/100, ranked #135 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 183.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.3% White, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gunnison High School, with a diversity index of 51.2/100.
Its largest campus is Gunnison Elementary School, enrolling 560 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marble Charter School, at 34 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gunnison Elementary School accounts for 26.7% of all Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j student enrollment
That concentration means Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j-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.
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 560 students (highest), a spread of 526 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — 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.
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j chronic absenteeism rate is 36.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j'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 Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j?
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j has 7 schools, including 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,061 students.
How much does Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j spend per student?
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j spends $12,701 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #135 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j?
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j students are 75.3% White, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j?
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1j has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #135 out of 142 districts in Colorado.