Other / mixed grade configuration · Grover, CO

Pawnee School Pk-12

Federal NCES profile for Pawnee School Pk-12, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080444000653

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Pawnee School Pk-12 earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Colorado schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical: 6.1:1
small classes for Colorado: 29.2%
free-lunch eligible: 61
students enrolled

Pawnee School Pk-12 has class sizes smaller than 98% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

School address

Grover, CO 80729

District: School District No. Re-12 in the County of Weld and State of · Colorado

NCES ID 080444000653 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 080444000653 · Grover, CO Other · SMALL · TRAD

61 enr · 6.1:1 · 29.2% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Pawnee School Pk-12 CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Colorado schools → · Find another →

How Pawnee School Pk-12 compares

Pawnee School Pk-12 on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric	This school	vs Colorado	Colorado avg	U.S. avg
Students per teacher	6.1:1	▼ 63%	16.6:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	29.2%	▼ 24%	38.5%	51.7%
Enrollment	61	top 94%	-	-

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.1:1

Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.

Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need

29.2%

free-lunch eligible - 24% 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

6.1:1

students per teacher - 63% below state mean

Top 2% in Colorado - lower ratio than 98% of state schools

Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

Engagement

34.4%

chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)

At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Funding equity

$32,938

per pupil, district-wide - above Colorado avg of $17,910

Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.

Support staff

Counselors0.3 FTE

Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.2%

Hispanic or Latino 14.8%

Largest group: White at 85.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.2, Pawnee School Pk-12 is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for School District No. Re-12 in the County of Weld and State of, which includes Pawnee School Pk-12.

$32,938

Per student

+84%

vs Colorado

Avg $17,910

+87%

vs U.S.

Avg $17,658

Revenue mix

Local 91.0%

State 3.5%

Federal 5.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~61 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Pawnee School Pk-12

How many students attend Pawnee School Pk-12?

Pawnee School Pk-12 has 61 students enrolled. It is a public school in Grover, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pawnee School Pk-12?

The student-teacher ratio at Pawnee School Pk-12 is 6.1:1, which is 63% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 61% 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 Pawnee School Pk-12?

29.2% of students at Pawnee School Pk-12 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pawnee School Pk-12?

The largest demographic group at Pawnee School Pk-12 is White at 85.2% of enrollment, in Grover, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pawnee School Pk-12?

Pawnee School Pk-12 has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in School District No. Re-12 in the County of Weld and State of?

None reported; School District No. Re-12 in the County of Weld and State of operates only Pawnee School Pk-12 as a public school district in NCES's records.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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