Poudre School District
Listed by NCES as Poudre School District R-1 (district ID 0803990)
Public school district · Larimer County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0803990
Poudre School District spent $14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,088). Its 52 schools enrolled 29,381 students in 2024-25; 38.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,698 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Colorado's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Poudre ranks 5.
Where the money came from
$488,389,000 in revenue: 38.1% state, 56.4% local and 5.5% federal. Total spending including $27,954,000 of capital outlay was $501,696,000, or $16,726 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$186,077,000 38%
- Local$275,380,000 56%
- Federal$26,932,000 6%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
29,977 students in 2022-23, 29,754 students in 2023-24, 29,381 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 29,977 | 1832.5 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 29,754 | 1865.6 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 29,381 | 1853.6 | 15.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$138,353,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,613 per student
Poudre School District booked $138,353,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,850 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $74,783 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $105,232,000 | 76.1% |
| Special education | $17,106,000 | 12.4% |
| Vocational | $9,065,000 | 6.6% |
| Other programs | $6,950,000 | 5.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,671 in 2018-19, $3,820 in 2019-20, $4,352 in 2020-21, $4,348 in 2021-22, $4,613 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Poudre School District scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 48% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Colorado | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 59% | 44.9% | 13,453 |
| Math | 48% | 31.8% | 13,401 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 2,306 students in Poudre School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 2,306 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
31 elementary schools, 11,636 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyestone Elementary School | 619 | 14.2 | 32.8% | Not Title I |
| Tavelli Elementary School | 519 | 17.3 | 32.6% | Not Title I |
| Bethke Elementary School | 512 | 15.7 | 7.4% | Not Title I |
| Zach Elementary School | 492 | 16.5 | 14.0% | Not Title I |
| Traut Core Elementary School | 484 | 17.8 | 15.1% | Not Title I |
| Timnath Elementary School | 455 | 15.5 | 25.3% | Not Title I |
| Riffenburgh Elementary School | 443 | 14.7 | 30.9% | Not Title I |
| Bauder Elementary School | 423 | 12.5 | 51.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Shepardson Elementary School | 414 | 13.9 | 20.3% | Not Title I |
| Laurel Elementary School | 412 | 13.9 | 51.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Kruse Elementary School | 406 | 14.2 | 35.0% | Not Title I |
| Rice Elementary School | 401 | 14.4 | 26.9% | Not Title I |
The other 19 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dea Elementary School | 398 | 11.7 | 41.5% | Not Title I |
| Bacon Elementary School | 397 | 12.8 | 22.2% | Not Title I |
| Dunn Elementary School | 392 | 14.4 | 26.5% | Not Title I |
| Werner Elementary School | 374 | 15.8 | 19.5% | Not Title I |
| Irish Elementary School | 365 | 12.6 | 68.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Bennett Elementary School | 362 | 14.8 | 43.4% | Not Title I |
| Lopez Elementary School | 361 | 15.2 | 44.0% | Not Title I |
| McGraw Elementary School | 349 | 14.0 | 29.8% | Not Title I |
| Johnson Elementary School | 348 | 16.4 | 37.4% | Not Title I |
| Harris Bilingual Elementary School | 311 | 13.9 | 52.1% | Targeted program |
| Olander Elementary School | 310 | 14.2 | 33.9% | Not Title I |
| Bamford Elementary School | 310 | 12.7 | 24.8% | Not Title I |
| Linton Elementary School | 307 | 11.6 | 59.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Beattie Elementary School | 302 | 15.5 | 47.4% | Not Title I |
| Cache La Poudre Elementary School | 281 | 14.9 | 44.1% | Not Title I |
| Fort Collins Montessori School | 278 | 22.3 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Mountain Sage Community School | 265 | 15.9 | 24.9% | Not Title I |
| Putnam Elementary School | 258 | 9.3 | 72.5% | Schoolwide program |
| PSD Mountain Schools | 88 | 7.9 | 42.0% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
8 middle schools, 4,570 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesher Middle School | 766 | 18.3 | 25.8% | Not Title I |
| Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School | 762 | 18.9 | 10.2% | Not Title I |
| Webber Middle School | 728 | 17.4 | 30.4% | Not Title I |
| Preston Middle School | 568 | 16.4 | 25.2% | Not Title I |
| Lincoln Middle School | 552 | 13.3 | 62.1% | Not Title I |
| Boltz Middle School | 551 | 13.4 | 42.5% | Not Title I |
| Blevins Middle School | 363 | 12.7 | 47.1% | Not Title I |
| Cache La Poudre Middle School | 280 | 14.0 | 27.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 high schools, 10,273 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain High School | 2,044 | 19.6 | 30.4% | Not Title I |
| Fossil Ridge High School | 1,846 | 19.3 | 13.5% | Not Title I |
| Fort Collins High School | 1,836 | 18.6 | 31.6% | Not Title I |
| Timnath Middle-High School | 1,456 | 18.4 | 17.4% | Not reported |
| Poudre High School | 1,409 | 16.4 | 39.8% | Not Title I |
| Wellington Middle-High School | 1,173 | 16.6 | 34.9% | Not Title I |
| Poudre Community Academy | 212 | 14.0 | 73.1% | Not Title I |
| Compass Community Collaborative School | 179 | 13.1 | 15.1% | Not Title I |
| Centennial High School | 118 | 9.7 | 69.5% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 other schools, 2,902 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Common Charter School | 1,516 | 19.5 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Ridgeview Classical Schools | 721 | 15.1 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Polaris Expeditionary Learning School | 406 | 15.3 | 25.1% | Not Title I |
| PSD Global Academy | 259 | 11.3 | 43.2% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Poudre School District
- Website: psdschools.org
- Phone: (970) 482-7420
- Office: 2407 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Poudre School District
- Colorado districts by spending per studentPoudre School District ranks 24 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,986).#24 of 71
- Every school district in ColoradoPoudre School District is the number 8 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 29,995 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 185
- St. Vrain Valley SchoolsThe next larger Colorado district: 31,894 students in fall 2022, $14,045 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,045
- Boulder Valley School DistrictThe next smaller Colorado district: 28,485 students in fall 2022, $17,172 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,172
- Compare Poudre School District with St. Vrain Valley SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Rocky Mountain High School, its largest high school2,044 students in 2024-25, 19.6 per teacher.2,044
- Teacher salary spending across ColoradoPoudre School District spent $74,783 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$74,783
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Poudre School District
How many schools and students are in Poudre School District?
52 schools were open in 2024-25 (31 elementary, 8 middle, 9 high, 4 other), enrolling 29,381 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Poudre School District spend per student?
$14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,698 per student, up 4.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Poudre School District's money come from?
$488,389,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.1% state, 56.4% local and 5.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Poudre School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,975 of the 30,425 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Poudre School District spend on teacher salaries?
$138,353,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,613 per student. Divided by the 1,850 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $74,783 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Poudre School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Poudre School District scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 48% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Poudre School District?
87% of the 2,306 students in Poudre School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Poudre School District's NCES district ID?
0803990. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25