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Colorado school districts by resource index East Grand School District No. 2 has the highest mean resource index of Colorado's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 57.3 of 100 across its 4 schools open in 2024-25, with 12.6 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Colorado East Grand School District No. 2 57.3; Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and 53.5; Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7; School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7; Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8; Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8; Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park 51.7; Fremont Re-1 51.5; Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E 50.9. 0 25 50 75 100 East Grand School District No. 2 57.3 Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El… 53.5 Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7 Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3 Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8 Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county… 51.7 Fremont Re-1 51.5 Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the c… 50.9
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Colorado East Grand School District No. 2 57.3; Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and 53.5; Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7; School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7; Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8; Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8; Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park 51.7; Fremont Re-1 51.5; Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E 50.9. 0 25 50 75 100 East Grand School District No. 2 57.3 Peyton School District No. 23 in th… 53.5 Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7 Steamboat Springs School District N… 52.3 Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8 Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8 Platte Canyon School District No. 1… 51.7 Fremont Re-1 51.5 Cheyenne Mountain School District N… 50.9
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Colorado East Grand School District No. 2 57.3; Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and 53.5; Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7; School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7; Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8; Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8; Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park 51.7; Fremont Re-1 51.5; Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E 50.9. 0 50 100 East Grand School District No. 2 57.3 Peyton School District No. 23 in the county… 53.5 Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7 Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3 Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8 Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the… 51.7 Fremont Re-1 51.5 Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in… 50.9
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Colorado East Grand School District No. 2 57.3; Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and 53.5; Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7; School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7; Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 52.3; Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8; Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8; Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park 51.7; Fremont Re-1 51.5; Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E 50.9. 0 50 100 East Grand School District No. 2 57.3 Peyton School District No. 23 in the co… 53.5 Weld County School District No. Re-7 52.7 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 52.7 Steamboat Springs School District No. R… 52.3 Monte Vista School District No. C-8 51.8 Telluride School District No. R-1 51.8 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of… 51.7 Fremont Re-1 51.5 Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 1… 50.9
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The 50 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index East Grand School District No. 2 4 1,283 12.6 $17,219 57.3 Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and 4 600 14.3 $14,813 53.5 Weld County School District No. Re-7 3 1,094 13.7 $16,456 52.7 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins 3 862 15.3 $12,119 52.7 Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 7 2,664 12.0 $17,525 52.3 Monte Vista School District No. C-8 6 1,033 19.4 $12,496 51.8 Telluride School District No. R-1 4 895 12.6 $20,208 51.8 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park 3 797 12.4 $15,068 51.7 Fremont Re-1 8 3,305 15.3 $14,112 51.5 Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E 9 3,737 14.5 $13,252 50.9 Salida School District No. R-32 6 1,327 12.0 $16,274 50.5 Julesburg School District No. Re1 3 607 20.3 $10,232 50.3 Lake County School District No. R-1 4 979 15.3 $19,116 50.0 Meeker School District Re1 3 712 14.5 $13,649 49.7 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El 4 1,317 12.2 $16,374 49.5
The other 35 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 6 1,837 13.4 $16,511 49.2 Ignacio School District No. 11Jt 3 641 10.2 $20,214 49.0 Byers School District No. 32J 10 5,671 42.0 $9,413 48.7 Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J 3 762 16.2 $10,657 48.3 Eagle County School District No. Re 50 20 6,620 13.4 $16,183 48.3 School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan 8 3,423 14.1 $11,959 48.1 Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe 20 13,450 19.3 $15,924 47.7 Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 5 2,010 14.4 $16,214 47.6 Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 5 680 12.6 $19,865 47.4 Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J 7 2,061 14.1 $14,480 47.1 Summit School District No. Re 1 9 3,633 12.0 $16,171 47.1 Douglas County School District No. Re 1 87 62,341 16.6 $12,942 46.6 Jefferson County School District No. R-1 141 75,327 15.9 $14,483 46.5 Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co 10 6,496 16.8 $12,434 46.2 Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a 3 981 14.0 $13,264 46.0 Durango School District No. 9-R 12 5,452 11.8 $14,729 45.9 Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah 69 52,392 15.6 $15,158 45.7 Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 56 28,485 16.4 $17,172 45.5 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 14 5,771 13.8 $16,667 45.4 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E 56 22,725 14.6 $15,835 45.3 Delta County Joint District No. 50 16 4,592 15.7 $13,843 45.3 School District No. Re-2 Brush 4 1,366 17.4 $15,514 45.3 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count 5 607 21.0 $20,811 44.8 Weld County School District No. Re-2 5 1,977 15.1 $12,839 44.6 Thompson School District R-2J 32 15,083 14.9 $14,678 44.5 Sheridan School District No. 2 5 1,125 15.0 $25,345 44.4 Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an 39 25,719 16.4 $12,090 44.2 East Otero School District No. R1 4 1,355 14.3 $14,582 44.0 Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R 4 1,279 11.9 $14,205 44.0 North Conejos School District No. Re1J 5 988 14.5 $11,862 44.0 School District No. Re-1 Valley 7 1,972 15.7 $12,521 43.6 Wray RD-2 School District 2 724 15.1 $14,450 43.5 Rocky Ford School District No. R2 2 632 11.3 $16,378 43.5 Lamar School District No. Re-2 6 1,522 21.2 $10,990 43.3 Elizabeth School District 7 2,379 15.1 $12,907 43.3
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about Colorado's districts Which Colorado school districts have the most resources? East Grand School District No. 2, whose 4 schools average 57.3 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Colorado's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in Colorado? 185 districts and other agencies ran at least one Colorado public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).