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Fort Morgan, Colorado - 8 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan #97 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,987 per pupil, School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan ranks #160 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,423
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$10,987
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan operates 8 public schools serving 3,423 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,987 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 32.1% local, 54.9% state, and 13.0% 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 40/100, ranked #97 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 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 303.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 64.4% Hispanic or Latino, 28.1% White, 5.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Green Acres Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.7/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Morgan High School, enrolling 945 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lincoln High School, at 43 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fort Morgan High School accounts for 27.4% of all School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan student enrollment
That dominant concentration means School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan-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.
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan school enrollment varies 22× across entities
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan school enrollment ranges from 43 students (lowest) to 945 students (highest), a spread of 902 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — 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 School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan is typically wider than the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan'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. Re-3 Fort Morgan?
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan has 8 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,423 students.
How much does School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan spend per student?
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan spends $10,987 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #97 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan?
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan students are 64.4% Hispanic or Latino, 28.1% White, 5.0% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan?
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #97 out of 142 districts in Colorado.