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Del Norte, Colorado - 2 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 #23 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,926 per pupil, Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 ranks #70 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
386
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,926
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 operates 2 public schools serving 386 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Rio Grande County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,926 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 53.2% local, 33.7% state, and 13.0% 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 71/100, ranked #23 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.
a 148.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.0% Hispanic or Latino, 42.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Del Norte Elementary School, enrolling 187 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Del Norte Elementary School accounts for 48.4% of all Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 a distant remainder — means Upper Rio Grande School District C-7-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.
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 student-counselor ratio is 149:1 — 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.
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 chronic absenteeism rate is 36.2% — 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 Upper Rio Grande School District C-7'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 Upper Rio Grande School District C-7?
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 386 students.
How much does Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 spend per student?
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 spends $15,926 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #23 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Upper Rio Grande School District C-7?
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 students are 53.0% Hispanic or Latino, 42.7% White, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Upper Rio Grande School District C-7?
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #23 out of 142 districts in Colorado.