At $55,355 per pupil, Walsh School District No. Re-1 ranks #2 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$55,355
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Walsh School District No. Re-1 operates 2 public schools serving 183 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Baca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $55,355 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 61.2% state, and 9.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Walsh Elementary School, enrolling 105 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Walsh Elementary School accounts for 57.4% of all Walsh School District No. Re-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Walsh School District No. Re-1 a distant remainder — means Walsh School District No. Re-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Walsh School District No. Re-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Walsh School District No. Re-1 is typically wider than the Walsh School District No. Re-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Walsh School District No. Re-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 Walsh School District No. Re-1?
Walsh School District No. Re-1 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 183 students.
How much does Walsh School District No. Re-1 spend per student?
Walsh School District No. Re-1 spends $55,355 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Walsh School District No. Re-1?
Walsh School District No. Re-1 students are 78.0% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.