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Kiowa, Colorado - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of #78 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,826 per pupil, School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of ranks #106 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
309
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,826
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of operates 3 public schools serving 309 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 Elbert County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,826 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.4% local, 53.9% state, and 7.7% 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 48/100, ranked #78 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 67:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kiowa High School, with a diversity index of 40.4/100.
Its largest campus is Kiowa Elementary School, enrolling 159 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Kiowa Elementary School accounts for 51.5% of all School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of a distant remainder — means School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of-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.
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of school enrollment ranges from 66 students (lowest) to 159 students (highest), a spread of 93 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.
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of student-counselor ratio is 67:1 — 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.
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of chronic absenteeism rate is 45.3% — 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 School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of'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 School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of?
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 309 students.
How much does School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of spend per student?
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of spends $13,826 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #78 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of?
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of students are 80.9% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of?
School District No. C-2 in the County of Elbert and State of has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #78 out of 142 districts in Colorado.