An equity score of 46/100 ranks Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and #84 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,813 per pupil, Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and ranks #106 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
600
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,813
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and operates 5 public schools serving 600 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 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 El Paso County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,813 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 29.6% local, 58.5% state, and 12.0% 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 46/100, 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 215.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% White, 16.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Peyton Junior High School, with a diversity index of 42.9/100.
Its largest campus is Peyton Elementary School, enrolling 293 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Peyton College Academy, at 16 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Peyton Elementary School accounts for 47.9% of all Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and a distant remainder — means Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 293 students (highest), a spread of 277 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.
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and student-counselor ratio is 215:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and'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 Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and?
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 600 students.
How much does Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and spend per student?
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and spends $14,813 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #84 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and?
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and students are 76.0% White, 16.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and?
Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #84 out of 142 districts in Colorado.