Primero Reorganized School District No. 2

Public school district · Las Animas County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0807260

Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 spent $18,376 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,529). Its 2 schools enrolled 213 students in 2024-25; 45.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,088 per student, down 12.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Primero Reorganized in enrollment (235 to 281 students) and Primero Reorganized itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Primero Reorganized, FY23La Veta Public Schools $19,546; Dolores County School District RE-2J $18,376; Primero Reorganized $18,376; West End Public Schools $17,315; Sangre de Cristo $17,228; McClave $16,601; Wiley $15,981; Holly School District No. Re-3 $15,469; School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley $14,783; Elbert School $14,253; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.12k14k16k18k20kLa Veta Public Schools$19,546Dolores County School District…$18,376Primero Reorganized$18,376West End Public Schools$17,315Sangre de Cristo$17,228McClave$16,601Wiley$15,981Holly School District No. Re-3$15,469School District No. Re-20 Weld…$14,783Elbert School$14,253State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Primero Reorganized, FY23La Veta Public Schools $19,546; Dolores County School District RE-2J $18,376; Primero Reorganized $18,376; West End Public Schools $17,315; Sangre de Cristo $17,228; McClave $16,601; Wiley $15,981; Holly School District No. Re-3 $15,469; School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley $14,783; Elbert School $14,253; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.12k14k16k18k20kLa Veta Public Schools$19,546Dolores County School District RE-2J$18,376Primero Reorganized$18,376West End Public Schools$17,315Sangre de Cristo$17,228McClave$16,601Wiley$15,981Holly School District No. Re-3$15,469School District No. Re-20 Weldon Va…$14,783Elbert School$14,253State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Primero Reorganized, FY23La Veta Public Schools $19,546; Dolores County School District RE-2J $18,376; Primero Reorganized $18,376; West End Public Schools $17,315; Sangre de Cristo $17,228; McClave $16,601; Wiley $15,981; Holly School District No. Re-3 $15,469; School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley $14,783; Elbert School $14,253; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.12k16k20kLa Veta Public Schools$19,546Dolores County School District RE-2J$18,376Primero Reorganized$18,376West End Public Schools$17,315Sangre de Cristo$17,228McClave$16,601Wiley$15,981Holly School District No. Re-3$15,469School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley$14,783Elbert School$14,253State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Primero Reorganized, FY23La Veta Public Schools $19,546; Dolores County School District RE-2J $18,376; Primero Reorganized $18,376; West End Public Schools $17,315; Sangre de Cristo $17,228; McClave $16,601; Wiley $15,981; Holly School District No. Re-3 $15,469; School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley $14,783; Elbert School $14,253; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.12k16k20kLa Veta Public Schools$19,546Dolores County School District RE-2J$18,376Primero Reorganized$18,376West End Public Schools$17,315Sangre de Cristo$17,228McClave$16,601Wiley$15,981Holly School District No. Re-3$15,469School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley$14,783Elbert School$14,253State median, under 1,000 students $17,529

Where the money came from

$7,037,000 in revenue: 45.3% state, 36.0% local and 18.7% federal. Total spending including $957,000 of capital outlay was $6,220,000, or $24,109 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,188,000; Local $2,534,000; Federal $1,315,000; total $7,037,000.
  • State$3,188,000 45%
  • Local$2,534,000 36%
  • Federal$1,315,000 19%

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 109 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

258 students in 2022-23, 251 students in 2023-24, 213 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-232582023-242512024-25213
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-232582023-242512024-25213
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-232582023-242512024-25213
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-232582023-242512024-25213

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325818.014.3
2023-2425116.515.2
2024-2521315.613.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,334,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,171 per student

Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 booked $1,334,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 18 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 $74,194 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,068,00080.1%
Special education$126,0009.4%
Vocational$137,00010.3%
Other programs$3,0000.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,774 in 2018-19, $5,070 in 2019-20, $4,579 in 2020-21, $5,338 in 2021-22, $5,171 in 2022-23.

Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,774, 2019-20: $5,070, 2020-21: $4,579, 2021-22: $5,338, 2022-23: $5,17102k4k6k2018-19$5,7742019-20$5,0702020-21$4,5792021-22$5,3382022-23$5,171
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,774, 2019-20: $5,070, 2020-21: $4,579, 2021-22: $5,338, 2022-23: $5,17102k4k6k2018-19$5,7742019-20$5,0702020-21$4,5792021-22$5,3382022-23$5,171
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,774, 2019-20: $5,070, 2020-21: $4,579, 2021-22: $5,338, 2022-23: $5,17102k4k6k2018-19$5,7742019-20$5,0702020-21$4,5792021-22$5,3382022-23$5,171
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,774, 2019-20: $5,070, 2020-21: $4,579, 2021-22: $5,338, 2022-23: $5,17102k4k6k2018-19$5,7742019-20$5,0702020-21$4,5792021-22$5,3382022-23$5,171

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 Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtColoradoStudents tested
Math20-24%31.8%119

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.

1 elementary school, 111 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Primero Elementary School11116.229.7%Targeted program

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.

1 high school, 102 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Primero Junior-Senior High School10211.724.5%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.

Contact Primero Reorganized School District No. 2

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 Primero Reorganized School District No. 2

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentPrimero Reorganized School District No. 2 ranks 48 of 109 Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,376).#48 of 109
  2. Every school district in ColoradoPrimero Reorganized School District No. 2 is the number 133 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 258 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#133 of 185
  3. Sangre de Cristo School DistrictThe next larger Colorado district: 259 students in fall 2022, $17,228 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,228
  4. La Veta Public SchoolsThe next smaller Colorado district: 238 students in fall 2022, $19,546 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,546
  5. Compare Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 with Sangre de Cristo School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Primero Junior-Senior High School, its largest high school102 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.102
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoPrimero Reorganized School District No. 2 spent $74,194 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$74,194
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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 Primero Reorganized School District No. 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Primero Reorganized School District No. 2?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 213 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 spend per student?
    $18,376 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,529 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,088 per student, down 12.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Primero Reorganized School District No. 2's money come from?
    $7,037,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.3% state, 36.0% local and 18.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,334,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,171 per student. Divided by the 18 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $74,194 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).
  5. How do students in Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.
  6. What is Primero Reorganized School District No. 2's NCES district ID?
    0807260. 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 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, 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

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