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Telluride, Colorado - 4 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Telluride School District No. R-1 #29 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,870 per pupil, Telluride School District No. R-1 ranks #39 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
895
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,870
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Telluride School District No. R-1 operates 4 public schools serving 895 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 San Miguel County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,870 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 70.5% local, 25.2% state, and 4.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #29 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 (14 AP courses district-wide), a 197.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Telluride Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.5/100.
Its largest campus is Telluride High School, enrolling 298 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Telluride High School accounts for 33.3% of all Telluride School District No. R-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Telluride School District No. R-1-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.
Telluride School District No. R-1 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Telluride School District No. R-1 school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 298 students (highest), a spread of 174 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.
Telluride School District No. R-1 student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Telluride School District No. R-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 27.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Telluride School District No. R-1 is typically wider than the Telluride School District No. R-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Telluride School District No. R-1'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 Telluride School District No. R-1?
Telluride School District No. R-1 has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 895 students.
How much does Telluride School District No. R-1 spend per student?
Telluride School District No. R-1 spends $18,870 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #29 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Telluride School District No. R-1?
Telluride School District No. R-1 students are 75.8% White, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Telluride School District No. R-1?
Telluride School District No. R-1 has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #29 out of 142 districts in Colorado.