West Grand School District 1-JT

Listed by NCES as West Grand School District No. 1 (district ID 0805070)

Public school district · Grand County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0805070

West Grand School District 1-JT spent $17,872 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 53% of the other Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,529). Its 2 schools enrolled 385 students in 2024-25; 37.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,567 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Colorado: 82.7%).

Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to West Grand School District 1-JT in enrollment (350 to 427 students) and West Grand School District 1-JT itself.

Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to West Grand School District 1-JT, FY23South Routt School District RE-3 $20,006; Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $17,900; West Grand School District 1-JT $17,872; Upper Rio Grande School District C7 $17,135; Akron School District No. R-1 $16,642; Gilpin County $16,230; Calhan $15,231; Custer County School District Consolidate 1 $14,545; Big Sandy School District No. 100J $14,490; Sanford $12,917; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kSouth Routt School District RE…$20,006Crowley County School District…$17,900West Grand School District 1-JT$17,872Upper Rio Grande School Distri…$17,135Akron School District No. R-1$16,642Gilpin County$16,230Calhan$15,231Custer County School District …$14,545Big Sandy School District No. …$14,490Sanford$12,917State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to West Grand School District 1-JT, FY23South Routt School District RE-3 $20,006; Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $17,900; West Grand School District 1-JT $17,872; Upper Rio Grande School District C7 $17,135; Akron School District No. R-1 $16,642; Gilpin County $16,230; Calhan $15,231; Custer County School District Consolidate 1 $14,545; Big Sandy School District No. 100J $14,490; Sanford $12,917; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kSouth Routt School District RE-3$20,006Crowley County School District No. …$17,900West Grand School District 1-JT$17,872Upper Rio Grande School District C7$17,135Akron School District No. R-1$16,642Gilpin County$16,230Calhan$15,231Custer County School District Conso…$14,545Big Sandy School District No. 100J$14,490Sanford$12,917State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to West Grand School District 1-JT, FY23South Routt School District RE-3 $20,006; Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $17,900; West Grand School District 1-JT $17,872; Upper Rio Grande School District C7 $17,135; Akron School District No. R-1 $16,642; Gilpin County $16,230; Calhan $15,231; Custer County School District Consolidate 1 $14,545; Big Sandy School District No. 100J $14,490; Sanford $12,917; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k15k20k22.5kSouth Routt School District RE-3$20,006Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J$17,900West Grand School District 1-JT$17,872Upper Rio Grande School District C7$17,135Akron School District No. R-1$16,642Gilpin County$16,230Calhan$15,231Custer County School District Consolidate 1$14,545Big Sandy School District No. 100J$14,490Sanford$12,917State median, under 1,000 students $17,529
Current spending per student, Colorado districts closest in size to West Grand School District 1-JT, FY23South Routt School District RE-3 $20,006; Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J $17,900; West Grand School District 1-JT $17,872; Upper Rio Grande School District C7 $17,135; Akron School District No. R-1 $16,642; Gilpin County $16,230; Calhan $15,231; Custer County School District Consolidate 1 $14,545; Big Sandy School District No. 100J $14,490; Sanford $12,917; State median, under 1,000 students $17,529.10k15k20k22.5kSouth Routt School District RE-3$20,006Crowley County School District No. Re-1…$17,900West Grand School District 1-JT$17,872Upper Rio Grande School District C7$17,135Akron School District No. R-1$16,642Gilpin County$16,230Calhan$15,231Custer County School District Consolida…$14,545Big Sandy School District No. 100J$14,490Sanford$12,917State median, under 1,000 students $17,529

Where the money came from

$9,357,000 in revenue: 37.5% state, 55.6% local and 7.0% federal. Total spending including $551,000 of capital outlay was $8,058,000, or $20,609 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

West Grand School District 1-JT revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,505,000; Local $5,198,000; Federal $654,000; total $9,357,000.
  • State$3,505,000 37%
  • Local$5,198,000 56%
  • Federal$654,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 109 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

391 students in 2022-23, 409 students in 2023-24, 385 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

West Grand School District 1-JT enrollment by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 38502004006002022-233912023-244092024-25385
West Grand School District 1-JT enrollment by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 38502004006002022-233912023-244092024-25385
West Grand School District 1-JT enrollment by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 38502004006002022-233912023-244092024-25385
West Grand School District 1-JT enrollment by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 38502004006002022-233912023-244092024-25385

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339136.910.6
2023-2440930.713.3
2024-2538532.611.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,707,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,366 per student

West Grand School District 1-JT booked $1,707,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 37 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $46,310 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 3 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,351,00079.1%
Special education$197,00011.5%
Vocational$154,0009.0%
Other programs$5,0000.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,444 in 2018-19, $4,002 in 2019-20, $4,180 in 2020-21, $4,667 in 2021-22, $4,366 in 2022-23.

West Grand School District 1-JT teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,444, 2019-20: $4,002, 2020-21: $4,180, 2021-22: $4,667, 2022-23: $4,36602k4k6k2018-19$4,4442019-20$4,0022020-21$4,1802021-22$4,6672022-23$4,366
West Grand School District 1-JT teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,444, 2019-20: $4,002, 2020-21: $4,180, 2021-22: $4,667, 2022-23: $4,36602k4k6k2018-19$4,4442019-20$4,0022020-21$4,1802021-22$4,6672022-23$4,366
West Grand School District 1-JT teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,444, 2019-20: $4,002, 2020-21: $4,180, 2021-22: $4,667, 2022-23: $4,36602k4k6k2018-19$4,4442019-20$4,0022020-21$4,1802021-22$4,6672022-23$4,366
West Grand School District 1-JT teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,444, 2019-20: $4,002, 2020-21: $4,180, 2021-22: $4,667, 2022-23: $4,36602k4k6k2018-19$4,4442019-20$4,0022020-21$4,1802021-22$4,6672022-23$4,366

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in West Grand School District 1-JT scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtColoradoStudents tested
Math15-19%31.8%183

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 27 students in West Grand School District 1-JT's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate80% or more82.7%
Students in the class2768,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Grand Elementary and Middle School26212.534.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 123 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Grand High School12310.528.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact West Grand School District 1-JT

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about West Grand School District 1-JT

  1. Colorado districts by spending per studentWest Grand School District 1-JT ranks 52 of 109 Colorado districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,872).#52 of 109
  2. Every school district in ColoradoWest Grand School District 1-JT is the number 104 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 391 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#104 of 185
  3. Gilpin County School DistrictThe next larger Colorado district: 408 students in fall 2022, $16,230 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,230
  4. Denver 1The next smaller Colorado district: 390 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare West Grand School District 1-JT with Gilpin County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. West Grand High School, its largest high school123 students in 2024-25, 10.5 per teacher.123
  7. Teacher salary spending across ColoradoWest Grand School District 1-JT spent $46,310 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$46,310
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about West Grand School District 1-JT

  1. How many schools and students are in West Grand School District 1-JT?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 385 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does West Grand School District 1-JT spend per student?
    $17,872 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,529 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,567 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does West Grand School District 1-JT's money come from?
    $9,357,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.5% state, 55.6% local and 7.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in West Grand School District 1-JT live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 52 of the 486 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does West Grand School District 1-JT spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,707,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,366 per student. Divided by the 37 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,310 per teacher, more than 3 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in West Grand School District 1-JT do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in West Grand School District 1-JT scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in West Grand School District 1-JT?
    80% or more of the 27 students in West Grand School District 1-JT's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is West Grand School District 1-JT's NCES district ID?
    0805070. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25