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La Jara, Colorado - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks North Conejos School District No. Re1j #93 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,600 per pupil, North Conejos School District No. Re1j ranks #165 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
988
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,600
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Conejos School District No. Re1j operates 5 public schools serving 988 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Conejos County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,600 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 8.2% local, 82.7% state, and 9.1% 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 43/100, ranked #93 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 316.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% Hispanic or Latino, 43.4% White, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Centauri High School, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is Centauri High School, enrolling 301 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North Conejos Alternative Program, at 30 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Centauri High School accounts for 30.5% of all North Conejos School District No. Re1j student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Conejos School District No. Re1j-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.
North Conejos School District No. Re1j school enrollment varies 10× across entities
North Conejos School District No. Re1j school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 301 students (highest), a spread of 271 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.
North Conejos School District No. Re1j has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.1% 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.
North Conejos School District No. Re1j student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — 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 North Conejos School District No. Re1j is typically wider than the North Conejos School District No. Re1j-aggregate figure suggests.
North Conejos School District No. Re1j chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — 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 North Conejos School District No. Re1j'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 North Conejos School District No. Re1j?
North Conejos School District No. Re1j has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 988 students.
How much does North Conejos School District No. Re1j spend per student?
North Conejos School District No. Re1j spends $10,600 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #93 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of North Conejos School District No. Re1j?
North Conejos School District No. Re1j students are 55.5% Hispanic or Latino, 43.4% White, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Conejos School District No. Re1j?
North Conejos School District No. Re1j has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #93 out of 142 districts in Colorado.