Kit Carson Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Kit Carson, Colorado
Kit Carson Elementary School in Kit Carson, Colorado enrolled 54 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 6.2 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
48 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 54 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 8.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 48 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 8.7 | 6.5 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 8.8 | 6.2 |
6.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kit Carson Elementary School enrolled 37 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.1% of students were White, 18.5% Hispanic, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.1%
- Hispanic18.5%
- Two or more races7.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Kit Carson Elementary School
- Cheyenne Wells Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 24 miles away: 90 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
- Compare Kit Carson Elementary School with Cheyenne Wells Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kit Carson School District No. R-1 spends per student$29,310 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,310
- The largest public schools in ColoradoKit Carson Elementary School is the number 991 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#991 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher6.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.6.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kit Carson Elementary School
How many students attend Kit Carson Elementary School?
54 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 48 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kit Carson, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kit Carson Elementary School?
6.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kit Carson Elementary School a Title I school?
Kit Carson Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kit Carson Elementary School in?
Kit Carson School District No. R-1, NCES district ID 0805040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080504000827 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.