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Rocky Ford, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Rocky Ford School District No. R2 #7 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,993 per pupil, Rocky Ford School District No. R2 ranks #67 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 operates 3 public schools serving 632 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Otero County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,993 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 16.1% local, 62.1% state, and 21.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 82/100, ranked #7 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 248.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Intermediate School, enrolling 305 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Jefferson Intermediate School accounts for 42.1% of all Rocky Ford School District No. R2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rocky Ford School District No. R2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 school enrollment ranges from 148 students (lowest) to 305 students (highest), a spread of 157 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.
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — 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.
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 chronic absenteeism rate is 54.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Rocky Ford School District No. R2'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 Rocky Ford School District No. R2?
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 632 students.
How much does Rocky Ford School District No. R2 spend per student?
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 spends $15,993 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #7 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Rocky Ford School District No. R2?
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 students are 76.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rocky Ford School District No. R2?
Rocky Ford School District No. R2 has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #7 out of 142 districts in Colorado.