At $62,814 per pupil, Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 ranks #1 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 operates 2 public schools serving 43 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Kiowa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $62,814 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.3% local, 61.3% state, and 6.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.0% White, 23.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Plainview Elementary School, enrolling 21 students (66% of the district's total enrollment).
Plainview Elementary School accounts for 48.8% of all Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 a distant remainder — means Kiowa County School District No. Re-2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 reports 70.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 37.3% — 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 Kiowa County 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 Kiowa County School District No. Re-2?
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 43 students.
How much does Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 spend per student?
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 spends $62,814 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Kiowa County School District No. Re-2?
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2 students are 63.0% White, 23.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.