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Meeker, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Meeker School District Re1 #112 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,727 per pupil, Meeker School District Re1 ranks #129 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
712
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,727
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Meeker School District Re1 operates 3 public schools serving 712 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Rio Blanco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,727 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 62.9% local, 31.1% state, and 6.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #112 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably less 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 393.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meeker Elementary School, with a diversity index of 32.3/100.
Its largest campus is Meeker Elementary School, enrolling 285 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Meeker Elementary School accounts for 40.0% of all Meeker School District Re1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Meeker School District Re1-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.
Meeker School District Re1 student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Meeker School District Re1 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Meeker School District Re1 is typically wider than the Meeker School District Re1-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Meeker School District Re1?
Meeker School District Re1 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 712 students.
How much does Meeker School District Re1 spend per student?
Meeker School District Re1 spends $12,727 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #112 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Meeker School District Re1?
Meeker School District Re1 students are 81.2% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Meeker School District Re1?
Meeker School District Re1 has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #112 out of 142 districts in Colorado.