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Saguache, Colorado - 1 schools
An equity score of 92/100 ranks Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 #2 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,746 per pupil, Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 ranks #31 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 operates 1 public schools serving 221 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $19,746 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.8% local, 49.2% state, and 24.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 92/100, ranked #2 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 100:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.0% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mountain Valley School, enrolling 105 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mountain Valley School accounts for 47.5% of all Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 a distant remainder — means Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1-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.
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 student-counselor ratio is 100:1 — 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.
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 is typically wider than the Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1'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 Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1?
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 221 students.
How much does Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 spend per student?
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 spends $19,746 per student. The district has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #2 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1?
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 students are 59.0% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1?
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #2 out of 142 districts in Colorado.