Enrollment
209
Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cheraw, CO
Cheraw School
Federal NCES profile for Cheraw School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080288000182
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cheraw School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Colorado schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11:1
- small classes for Colorado
- 30.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 209
- students enrolled
Cheraw School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 080288000182 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg
-34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.4%
vs 38.5% Colorado avg
-21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cheraw School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cheraw School
Cheraw School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Cheraw, Colorado, enrolling 209 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11:1, Cheraw School is leaner than roughly 88% of Colorado schools and 34% under the state's 16.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 30.4% lands close to the Colorado typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 209 puts it in the smaller third of Colorado schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 181 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Colorado schools statewide, it ranks #15, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 35/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 197 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Cheraw School District No. 31 in the County of Otero and S operates only this one school, so Cheraw School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Cheraw School compares
Cheraw School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Colorado | Colorado avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11:1 | ▼ 34% | 16.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.4% | ▼ 21% | 38.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 209 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
209
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% below the Colorado average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher
- 34% below state mean
Top 12% in Colorado - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,065
per pupil, district-wide
- below Colorado avg of $16,273
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 197 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 78.0%
Hispanic or Latino 21.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 78.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 34.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 34.5, Cheraw School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cheraw School District No. 31 in the County of Otero and S, which includes Cheraw School.
$14,065
Per student
-14%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.4%
State 72.4%
Federal 14.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~209 students)
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Cheraw School
How many students attend Cheraw School?
Cheraw School has 209 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cheraw, CO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheraw School?
The student-teacher ratio at Cheraw School is 11:1, which is 34% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cheraw School?
30.4% of students at Cheraw School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cheraw School?
The largest demographic group at Cheraw School is White at 78.0% of enrollment, in Cheraw, CO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cheraw School?
Cheraw School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Cheraw School a good school?
Cheraw School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Colorado schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Cheraw School District No. 31 in the County of Otero and S?
None reported; Cheraw School District No. 31 in the County of Otero and S operates only Cheraw School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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