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Gilcrest, Colorado - 6 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 #44 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,088 per pupil, Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 ranks #81 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,837
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,088
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 operates 6 public schools serving 1,837 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Weld County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,088 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 60.4% local, 32.3% state, and 7.3% 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 60/100, ranked #44 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 234.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.2% Hispanic or Latino, 33.4% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pete Mirich Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.
Its largest campus is Valley High School, enrolling 483 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Valley Middle School, at 143 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Valley High School accounts for 26.3% of all Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 student enrollment
That concentration means Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-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.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 483 students (highest), a spread of 340 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.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.7% — 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 Weld County Reorganized 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 Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1?
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 1,837 students.
How much does Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 spend per student?
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 spends $15,088 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #44 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1?
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 students are 63.2% Hispanic or Latino, 33.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1?
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #44 out of 142 districts in Colorado.