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Brighton, Colorado - 32 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks School District 27j #138 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,462 per pupil, School District 27j ranks #170 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
School District 27j operates 32 public schools serving 22,713 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 5 high, 5 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Adams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,462 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 18 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.5% local, 47.7% state, and 7.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 19/100, ranked #138 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 32 schools offering Advanced Placement (43 AP courses district-wide), a 696.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 32.2% White, 3.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Ridge Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Colorado Connections Academy, enrolling 2,042 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Prairie Vista Youth Service Center, at 32 students, a 64x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
School District 27j school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 2,042 students (highest), a spread of 2,010 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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 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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 32 schools in School District 27j.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across School District 27j's schools, above the Colorado average of 47.1.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Colorado districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the County of E | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Greeleyschool District No. 6 in the County of Weld and Sta | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to School District 27j's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs School District No. 1 in the County of Denver and State of C →School District 27j has 32 schools, including 19 combined, 5 high, 5 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 22,713 students.
School District 27j spends $10,462 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #138 in Colorado.
School District 27j students are 56.6% Hispanic or Latino, 32.2% White, 3.8% Asian, 3.2% African American, averaged across 32 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
School District 27j has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #138 out of 142 districts in Colorado.
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