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Manitou Springs, Colorado - 4 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El #41 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,783 per pupil, Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El ranks #88 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,317
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,783
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El operates 4 public schools serving 1,317 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 El Paso County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,783 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 45.3% local, 46.0% state, and 8.8% 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 61/100, ranked #41 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 208.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 78.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ute Pass Elementary School, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Manitou Springs High School, enrolling 367 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Manitou Springs High School accounts for 27.9% of all Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El school enrollment ranges from 174 students (lowest) to 367 students (highest), a spread of 193 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.
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El student-counselor ratio is 208:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El'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 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El?
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,317 students.
How much does Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El spend per student?
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El spends $14,783 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #41 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El?
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El students are 78.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El?
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #41 out of 142 districts in Colorado.