Delta County Joint District No. 50
Public school district · Delta County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0803330
Delta County Joint District No. 50 spent $13,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,088). Its 16 schools enrolled 4,396 students in 2024-25; 55.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,596 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 79% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Colorado districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Delta County Joint District No. 50 in enrollment (3,423 to 5,771 students) and Delta County Joint District No. 50 itself.
Where the money came from
$74,328,000 in revenue: 55.3% state, 29.6% local and 15.1% federal. Total spending including $3,279,000 of capital outlay was $70,065,000, or $15,258 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$41,121,000 55%
- Local$22,007,000 30%
- Federal$11,200,000 15%
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 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
4,592 students in 2022-23, 4,489 students in 2023-24, 4,396 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,592 | 269.5 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 4,489 | 250.5 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 4,396 | 262.9 | 16.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$16,966,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,695 per student
Delta County Joint District No. 50 booked $16,966,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 270 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 $62,902 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $14,620,000 | 86.2% |
| Special education | $1,748,000 | 10.3% |
| Vocational | $532,000 | 3.1% |
| Other programs | $66,000 | 0.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,395 in 2018-19, $2,923 in 2019-20, $3,060 in 2020-21, $3,550 in 2021-22, $3,695 in 2022-23.
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 Delta County Joint District No. 50 scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 28% 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.
| Subject | This district | Colorado | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 43% | 44.9% | 2,177 |
| Math | 28% | 31.8% | 2,139 |
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
79% of the 351 students in Delta County Joint District No. 50'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.
| This district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 79% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 351 | 68,390 |
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.
7 elementary schools, 1,981 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Mesa Elementary School | 488 | 16.1 | 54.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 371 | 15.5 | 56.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Cedaredge Elementary School | 346 | 18.7 | 50.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hotchkiss Elementary School | 297 | 13.8 | 43.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Paonia K-8 | 247 | 14.7 | 47.8% | Schoolwide program |
| North Fork Montessori @ Crawford | 120 | 14.9 | 52.5% | Schoolwide program |
| North Fork School of Integrated Studies | 112 | 16.0 | 39.3% | Targeted 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.
3 middle schools, 677 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Middle School | 498 | 18.0 | 46.8% | Not Title I |
| Cedaredge Middle School | 154 | 16.2 | 54.5% | Not Title I |
| Delta Academy of Applied Learning | 25 | 13.0 | not reported | Targeted 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.
4 high schools, 1,239 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta High School | 626 | 16.0 | 43.1% | Not Title I |
| Cedaredge High School | 280 | 15.9 | 41.8% | Not Title I |
| North Fork High School | 265 | 14.1 | 35.1% | Not Title I |
| Grand Mesa Choice Academy | 68 | 13.6 | 72.1% | 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.
2 other schools, 499 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Charter Academy | 311 | 19.2 | not reported | Schoolwide program |
| Backpack Early Learning Academy | 188 | not reported | 46.3% | 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.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Vision Charter Academy K-8
Elementary school in Delta; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 172 students; 17.7 students per teacher.
Delta Online Learning Academy
School in Delta; 14 students; 7.0 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Delta County Joint District No. 50
- Website: deltaschools.com
- Phone: (970) 874-4438
- Office: 145 West 4th Street, Delta, CO 81416
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 Delta County Joint District No. 50
- Colorado districts by spending per studentDelta County Joint District No. 50 ranks 41 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,843).#41 of 71
- Every school district in ColoradoDelta County Joint District No. 50 is the number 35 by size of 185 Colorado districts, with 4,592 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#35 of 185
- Garfield School District Re-2The next larger Colorado district: 4,662 students in fall 2022, $13,874 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,874
- Education Reenvisioned BOCESThe next smaller Colorado district: 3,937 students in fall 2022.
- Compare Delta County Joint District No. 50 with Garfield School District Re-2Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Delta High School, its largest high school626 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.626
- Teacher salary spending across ColoradoDelta County Joint District No. 50 spent $62,902 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$62,902
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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 Delta County Joint District No. 50
How many schools and students are in Delta County Joint District No. 50?
16 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high, 2 other), enrolling 4,396 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Delta County Joint District No. 50 spend per student?
$13,843 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,596 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Delta County Joint District No. 50's money come from?
$74,328,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.3% state, 29.6% local and 15.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Delta County Joint District No. 50 live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 740 of the 4,577 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.2%, 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.How much does Delta County Joint District No. 50 spend on teacher salaries?
$16,966,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,695 per student. Divided by the 270 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,902 per teacher, more than 52 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).How do students in Delta County Joint District No. 50 do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Delta County Joint District No. 50 scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 28% 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.What is the graduation rate in Delta County Joint District No. 50?
79% of the 351 students in Delta County Joint District No. 50'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.What is Delta County Joint District No. 50's NCES district ID?
0803330. 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