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Moffat, Colorado - 2 schools
At $24,903 per pupil, Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and ranks #17 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
179
Total Enrollment
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$24,903
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and operates 2 public schools serving 179 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 Saguache County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,903 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 34.0% local, 50.7% state, and 15.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 85.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 74.6% White, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Crestone Charter School, enrolling 100 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Crestone Charter School accounts for 50.3% of all Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and a distant remainder — means Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and-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.
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and student-counselor ratio is 86:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and'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 Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and?
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 179 students.
How much does Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and spend per student?
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and spends $24,903 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and?
Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and students are 74.6% White, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.