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Holyoke, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Holyoke School District No. Re-1j #30 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,349 per pupil, Holyoke School District No. Re-1j ranks #113 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
552
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,349
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j operates 3 public schools serving 552 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Phillips County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,349 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 38.4% local, 52.9% state, and 8.7% 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 66/100, ranked #30 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 246.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.8% White, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holyoke Senior High School, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
Its largest campus is Holyoke Elementary School, enrolling 281 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holyoke Alternative School, at 19 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holyoke Elementary School accounts for 50.9% of all Holyoke School District No. Re-1j student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Holyoke School District No. Re-1j a distant remainder — means Holyoke School District No. Re-1j-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.
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 281 students (highest), a spread of 262 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.
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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.
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Holyoke School District No. Re-1j is typically wider than the Holyoke School District No. Re-1j-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Holyoke School District No. Re-1j'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 Holyoke School District No. Re-1j?
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 552 students.
How much does Holyoke School District No. Re-1j spend per student?
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j spends $13,349 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #30 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Holyoke School District No. Re-1j?
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j students are 56.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.8% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holyoke School District No. Re-1j?
Holyoke School District No. Re-1j has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #30 out of 142 districts in Colorado.