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Oak Creek, Colorado - 4 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks South Routt School District No. Re 3 #15 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,893 per pupil, South Routt School District No. Re 3 ranks #26 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
350
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,893
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Routt School District No. Re 3 operates 4 public schools serving 350 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Routt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,893 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 38.7% local, 51.7% state, and 9.6% 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 78/100, ranked #15 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 117.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Routt Elementary School, with a diversity index of 34.4/100.
Its largest campus is South Routt Elementary School, enrolling 130 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Soroco Preschool at Yampa, at 26 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
South Routt Elementary School accounts for 37.1% of all South Routt School District No. Re 3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Routt School District No. Re 3-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.
South Routt School District No. Re 3 school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
South Routt School District No. Re 3 school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 130 students (highest), a spread of 104 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.
South Routt School District No. Re 3 student-counselor ratio is 117:1 — 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.
South Routt School District No. Re 3 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Comparisons are relative to South Routt School District No. Re 3'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 South Routt School District No. Re 3?
South Routt School District No. Re 3 has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 350 students.
How much does South Routt School District No. Re 3 spend per student?
South Routt School District No. Re 3 spends $20,893 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #15 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of South Routt School District No. Re 3?
South Routt School District No. Re 3 students are 83.8% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Routt School District No. Re 3?
South Routt School District No. Re 3 has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #15 out of 142 districts in Colorado.