Monte Vista School District No. C-8

Public school district · Rio Grande County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0805760

Monte Vista School District No. C-8 spent $12,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 80% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,088). Its 6 schools enrolled 975 students in 2024-25; 60.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,196 per student, up 13.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Monte Vista School District No. C-8 in enrollment (895 to 1,125 students) and Monte Vista School District No. C-8 itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Monte Vista School District No. C-8, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Telluride School District R-1 $20,208; Lake County $19,116; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20k25k30kSheridan$25,345Telluride School District R-1$20,208Lake County$19,116Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No…$16,456Buena Vista School District No…$14,439Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No…$12,496Weld County School District No…$12,220North Conejos School District …$11,862State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Monte Vista School District No. C-8, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Telluride School District R-1 $20,208; Lake County $19,116; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k15k20k25k30kSheridan$25,345Telluride School District R-1$20,208Lake County$19,116Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. R…$11,862State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Monte Vista School District No. C-8, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Telluride School District R-1 $20,208; Lake County $19,116; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k20k30kSheridan$25,345Telluride School District R-1$20,208Lake County$19,116Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. Re1J$11,862State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Monte Vista School District No. C-8, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Telluride School District R-1 $20,208; Lake County $19,116; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.10k20k30kSheridan$25,345Telluride School District R-1$20,208Lake County$19,116Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. Re1J$11,862State median, 1,000+ students $14,088

Where the money came from

$16,393,000 in revenue: 60.5% state, 24.8% local and 14.7% federal. Total spending including $2,164,000 of capital outlay was $15,565,000, or $15,068 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Monte Vista School District No. C-8 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,923,000; Local $4,066,000; Federal $2,404,000; total $16,393,000.
  • State$9,923,000 61%
  • Local$4,066,000 25%
  • Federal$2,404,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,033 students in 2022-23, 1,009 students in 2023-24, 975 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Monte Vista School District No. C-8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 1,009, 2024-25: 97505001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-241,0092024-25975
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 1,009, 2024-25: 97505001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-241,0092024-25975
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 1,009, 2024-25: 97505001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-241,0092024-25975
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 1,009, 2024-25: 97505001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-241,0092024-25975

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03379.912.9
2023-241,00974.013.6
2024-2597577.712.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$4,360,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,221 per student

Monte Vista School District No. C-8 booked $4,360,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 80 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $54,351 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,803,00087.2%
Special education$225,0005.2%
Vocational$105,0002.4%
Other programs$227,0005.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,344 in 2018-19, $3,414 in 2019-20, $3,206 in 2020-21, $3,966 in 2021-22, $4,221 in 2022-23.

Monte Vista School District No. C-8 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,344, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,206, 2021-22: $3,966, 2022-23: $4,22102k4k6k2018-19$3,3442019-20$3,4142020-21$3,2062021-22$3,9662022-23$4,221
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,344, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,206, 2021-22: $3,966, 2022-23: $4,22102k4k6k2018-19$3,3442019-20$3,4142020-21$3,2062021-22$3,9662022-23$4,221
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,344, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,206, 2021-22: $3,966, 2022-23: $4,22102k4k6k2018-19$3,3442019-20$3,4142020-21$3,2062021-22$3,9662022-23$4,221
Monte Vista School District No. C-8 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,344, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,206, 2021-22: $3,966, 2022-23: $4,22102k4k6k2018-19$3,3442019-20$3,4142020-21$3,2062021-22$3,9662022-23$4,221

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Monte Vista School District No. C-8 scored proficient or above: 14% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtColoradoStudents tested
Math14%31.8%464

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 100 students in Monte Vista School District No. C-8's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%82.7%
Students in the class10068,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 419 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bill Metz Elementary School25310.169.2%Schoolwide program
Marsh Elementary School16616.356.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 190 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monte Vista Middle School19010.663.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 366 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monte Vista Senior High School27213.854.0%Not Title I
Byron Syring Delta Center5154.368.6%Not Title I
Monte Vista On-Line Academy4311.6not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Monte Vista School District No. C-8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Monte Vista School District No. C-8

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentMonte Vista School District No. C-8 ranks 57 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,496).#57 of 71
  2. Every school district in ColoradoMonte Vista School District No. C-8 is the number 70 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 1,033 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#70 of 185
  3. Weld County School District No. Re-7The next larger Colorado district: 1,094 students in fall 2022, $16,456 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,456
  4. Buena Vista School District No. R-31The next smaller Colorado district: 1,032 students in fall 2022, $14,439 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,439
  5. Compare Monte Vista School District No. C-8 with Weld County School District No. Re-7Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Monte Vista Senior High School, its largest high school272 students in 2024-25, 13.8 per teacher.272
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoMonte Vista School District No. C-8 spent $54,351 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$54,351
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Monte Vista School District No. C-8

  1. How many schools and students are in Monte Vista School District No. C-8?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high), enrolling 975 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Monte Vista School District No. C-8 spend per student?
    $12,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,196 per student, up 13.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Monte Vista School District No. C-8's money come from?
    $16,393,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.5% state, 24.8% local and 14.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Monte Vista School District No. C-8 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 234 of the 1,039 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Monte Vista School District No. C-8 spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,360,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,221 per student. Divided by the 80 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,351 per teacher, more than 22 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Monte Vista School District No. C-8 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Monte Vista School District No. C-8 scored proficient or above: 14% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Monte Vista School District No. C-8?
    80-84% of the 100 students in Monte Vista School District No. C-8's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Monte Vista School District No. C-8's NCES district ID?
    0805760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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