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Ridgway, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a #24 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,937 per pupil, Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a ranks #46 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
332
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,937
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a operates 3 public schools serving 332 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 Ouray County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,937 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.3% local, 38.6% state, and 6.1% 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 71/100, ranked #24 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 90:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridgway High School, with a diversity index of 43.6/100.
Its largest campus is Ridgway Elementary School, enrolling 149 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Ridgway Elementary School accounts for 44.9% of all Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a-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.
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a school enrollment ranges from 74 students (lowest) to 149 students (highest), a spread of 75 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.
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a student-counselor ratio is 90:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a'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 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a?
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 332 students.
How much does Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a spend per student?
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a spends $17,937 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a?
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a students are 80.1% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a?
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 out of 142 districts in Colorado.