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Monte Vista, Colorado - 6 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Monte Vista School District No. C-8 #84 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,711 per pupil, Monte Vista School District No. C-8 ranks #153 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,033
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,711
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 operates 6 public schools serving 1,033 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Grande County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,711 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 22.0% local, 59.2% state, and 18.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #84 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 123.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.3% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Monte Vista on-Line Academy, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is Monte Vista Senior High School, enrolling 272 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Monte Vista on-Line Academy, at 43 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Monte Vista Senior High School accounts for 26.3% of all Monte Vista School District No. C-8 student enrollment
That concentration means Monte Vista School District No. C-8-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.
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 school enrollment ranges from 43 students (lowest) to 272 students (highest), a spread of 229 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.
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.2% 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.
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 student-counselor ratio is 124:1 — 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.
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.1% — 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 Monte Vista School District No. C-8'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 Monte Vista School District No. C-8?
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,033 students.
How much does Monte Vista School District No. C-8 spend per student?
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 spends $11,711 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #84 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Monte Vista School District No. C-8?
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 students are 66.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.3% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monte Vista School District No. C-8?
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #84 out of 142 districts in Colorado.