Hi-Plains R-23 operates 1 public schools serving 129 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 96 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Kit Carson County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 44.4% local, 44.3% state, and 11.2% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $81,667 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
and 29.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools.
Hi-Plains School District R-23 accounts for 100.0% of all Hi-Plains R-23 student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Hi-Plains R-23-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Hi-Plains R-23 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Hi-Plains R-23 is typically wider than the Hi-Plains R-23-aggregate figure suggests.