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Carbondale, Colorado - 14 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 #74 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,795 per pupil, Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 ranks #87 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,771
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$14,795
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 operates 14 public schools serving 5,771 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Garfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,795 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 64.4% local, 27.9% state, and 7.7% 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 49/100, ranked #74 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 3 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (35 AP courses district-wide), a 300.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 41.1% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carbondale Middle School, with a diversity index of 54.8/100.
Its largest campus is Glenwood Springs High School, enrolling 1,032 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bridges, at 68 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Glenwood Springs High School accounts for 17.7% of all Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 student enrollment
That concentration means Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 1,032 students (highest), a spread of 964 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.
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 is typically wider than the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1'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 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1?
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 has 14 schools, including 4 high, 5 combined, 4 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 5,771 students.
How much does Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 spend per student?
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 spends $14,795 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #74 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1?
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 students are 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 41.1% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1?
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #74 out of 142 districts in Colorado.