Sheridan School District No. 2

Public school district · Arapahoe County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0806540

Sheridan School District No. 2 spent $25,345 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,088). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,018 students in 2024-25; 30.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,966 per student, down 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Sheridan in enrollment (981 to 1,209 students) and Sheridan itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Sheridan, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi $14,045; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; Strasburg School District 31J $10,793; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.5k10k15k20k25k30kSheridan$25,345Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No…$16,456Buena Vista School District No…$14,439Grand Valley School District N…$14,045Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No…$12,496Weld County School District No…$12,220North Conejos School District …$11,862Strasburg School District 31J$10,793State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Sheridan, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi $14,045; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; Strasburg School District 31J $10,793; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.5k10k15k20k25k30kSheridan$25,345Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Grand Valley School District No. 16…$14,045Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. R…$11,862Strasburg School District 31J$10,793State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Sheridan, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi $14,045; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; Strasburg School District 31J $10,793; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.5k15k25k30kSheridan$25,345Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the…$14,045Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. Re1J$11,862Strasburg School District 31J$10,793State median, 1,000+ students $14,088
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to Sheridan, FY23Sheridan $25,345; Estes Park $17,084; Weld County School District No. Re-7 $16,456; Buena Vista School District No. R-31 $14,439; Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi $14,045; Ellicott School District 22 $13,264; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 $12,496; Weld County School District No. Re-9 $12,220; North Conejos School District No. Re1J $11,862; Strasburg School District 31J $10,793; State median, 1,000+ students $14,088.5k15k25k30kSheridan$25,345Estes Park$17,084Weld County School District No. Re-7$16,456Buena Vista School District No. R-31$14,439Grand Valley School District No. 16 in…$14,045Ellicott School District 22$13,264Monte Vista School District No. C-8$12,496Weld County School District No. Re-9$12,220North Conejos School District No. Re1J$11,862Strasburg School District 31J$10,793State median, 1,000+ students $14,088

Where the money came from

$32,073,000 in revenue: 30.7% state, 40.9% local and 28.3% federal. Total spending including $4,510,000 of capital outlay was $34,416,000, or $30,592 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sheridan School District No. 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,861,000; Local $13,127,000; Federal $9,085,000; total $32,073,000.
  • State$9,861,000 31%
  • Local$13,127,000 41%
  • Federal$9,085,000 28%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,125 students in 2022-23, 1,058 students in 2023-24, 1,018 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sheridan School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,01805001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,0582024-251,018
Sheridan School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,01805001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,0582024-251,018
Sheridan School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,01805001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,0582024-251,018
Sheridan School District No. 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,01805001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,0582024-251,018

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,12575.814.8
2023-241,05869.315.3
2024-251,01868.015.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$6,066,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,392 per student

Sheridan School District No. 2 booked $6,066,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 76 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $79,984 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 91 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,675,00077.1%
Special education$873,00014.4%
Vocational$203,0003.3%
Other programs$315,0005.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,975 in 2018-19, $4,096 in 2019-20, $4,464 in 2020-21, $5,008 in 2021-22, $5,392 in 2022-23.

Sheridan School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,096, 2020-21: $4,464, 2021-22: $5,008, 2022-23: $5,39202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,0962020-21$4,4642021-22$5,0082022-23$5,392
Sheridan School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,096, 2020-21: $4,464, 2021-22: $5,008, 2022-23: $5,39202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,0962020-21$4,4642021-22$5,0082022-23$5,392
Sheridan School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,096, 2020-21: $4,464, 2021-22: $5,008, 2022-23: $5,39202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,0962020-21$4,4642021-22$5,0082022-23$5,392
Sheridan School District No. 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,096, 2020-21: $4,464, 2021-22: $5,008, 2022-23: $5,39202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,0962020-21$4,4642021-22$5,0082022-23$5,392

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheridan School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 7% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtColoradoStudents tested
Math7%31.8%534

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 104 students in Sheridan School District No. 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%82.7%
Students in the class10468,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 167 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alice Terry Elementary School16715.276.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 338 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Logan Northgate33817.080.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 399 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheridan High School32113.978.5%Schoolwide program
SOAR Academy7816.880.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Education Center11412.186.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Sheridan School District No. 2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Sheridan School District No. 2

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentSheridan School District No. 2 ranks 2 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,345).#2 of 71
  2. Every school district in ColoradoSheridan School District No. 2 is the number 68 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 1,125 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#68 of 185
  3. Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of GarfiThe next larger Colorado district: 1,198 students in fall 2022, $14,045 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,045
  4. Weld County School District No. Re-7The next smaller Colorado district: 1,094 students in fall 2022, $16,456 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,456
  5. Compare Sheridan School District No. 2 with Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of GarfiEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sheridan High School, its largest high school321 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.321
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoSheridan School District No. 2 spent $79,984 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$79,984
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Sheridan School District No. 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Sheridan School District No. 2?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,018 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sheridan School District No. 2 spend per student?
    $25,345 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,966 per student, down 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sheridan School District No. 2's money come from?
    $32,073,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.7% state, 40.9% local and 28.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sheridan School District No. 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 214 of the 1,250 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Sheridan School District No. 2 spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,066,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,392 per student. Divided by the 76 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,984 per teacher, more than 91 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Sheridan School District No. 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheridan School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 7% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Sheridan School District No. 2?
    70-74% of the 104 students in Sheridan School District No. 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Sheridan School District No. 2's NCES district ID?
    0806540. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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