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Montrose, Colorado - 15 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Montrose County School District Re-1j #121 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,606 per pupil, Montrose County School District Re-1j ranks #164 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,029
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$10,606
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Montrose County School District Re-1j operates 15 public schools serving 6,029 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 elementary, 3 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Montrose County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,606 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 18 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.8% local, 53.3% state, and 17.9% 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 28/100, ranked #121 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 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 334.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 52.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.9% White, 41.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pomona Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is Montrose High School, enrolling 1,279 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Outer Range, at 71 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Montrose High School accounts for 21.2% of all Montrose County School District Re-1j student enrollment
That concentration means Montrose County School District Re-1j-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.
Montrose County School District Re-1j school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Montrose County School District Re-1j school enrollment ranges from 71 students (lowest) to 1,279 students (highest), a spread of 1,208 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Montrose County School District Re-1j student-counselor ratio is 334:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Montrose County School District Re-1j is typically wider than the Montrose County School District Re-1j-aggregate figure suggests.
Montrose County School District Re-1j chronic absenteeism rate is 52.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Montrose County School District Re-1j'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 Montrose County School District Re-1j?
Montrose County School District Re-1j has 15 schools, including 3 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,029 students.
How much does Montrose County School District Re-1j spend per student?
Montrose County School District Re-1j spends $10,606 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #121 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Montrose County School District Re-1j?
Montrose County School District Re-1j students are 53.9% White, 41.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montrose County School District Re-1j?
Montrose County School District Re-1j has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #121 out of 142 districts in Colorado.