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An equity score of 39/100 ranks Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park #101 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,271 per pupil, Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park ranks #139 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park operates 3 public schools serving 797 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Park County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,271 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 50.9% local, 39.5% state, and 9.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #101 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 247.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fitzsimmons Middle School, with a diversity index of 34.3/100.
Its largest campus is Deer Creek Elementary School, enrolling 367 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Deer Creek Elementary School accounts for 46.0% of all Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park a distant remainder — means Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park-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.
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park school enrollment ranges from 138 students (lowest) to 367 students (highest), a spread of 229 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park'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 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park?
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 797 students.
How much does Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park spend per student?
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park spends $12,271 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #101 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park?
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park students are 81.1% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park?
Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the County of Park has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #101 out of 142 districts in Colorado.