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Walsenburg, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Huerfano School District Re-1 #10 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,125 per pupil, Huerfano School District Re-1 ranks #44 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
491
Total Enrollment
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$18,125
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Huerfano School District Re-1 operates 3 public schools serving 491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined 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 Huerfano County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,125 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.6% local, 34.1% state, and 24.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 80/100, ranked #10 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.
and 68.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.4% Hispanic or Latino, 42.4% White, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gardner Valley School, with a diversity index of 57.1/100.
Its largest campus is Peakview School, enrolling 181 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Peakview School accounts for 36.9% of all Huerfano School District Re-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Huerfano School District Re-1-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.
Huerfano School District Re-1 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Huerfano School District Re-1 school enrollment ranges from 82 students (lowest) to 181 students (highest), a spread of 99 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.
Huerfano School District Re-1 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Huerfano School District Re-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 68.4% — 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 Huerfano School District Re-1'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 Huerfano School District Re-1?
Huerfano School District Re-1 has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 491 students.
How much does Huerfano School District Re-1 spend per student?
Huerfano School District Re-1 spends $18,125 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #10 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Huerfano School District Re-1?
Huerfano School District Re-1 students are 51.4% Hispanic or Latino, 42.4% White, 1.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Huerfano School District Re-1?
Huerfano School District Re-1 has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #10 out of 142 districts in Colorado.