Highest Spending Districts in Colorado

Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.

$53,923
Top Spender
Weld County School District No. Re-2
$20,877
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
# District Per-Pupil $
1. Weld County School District No. Re-2 EATON $53,923
2. Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta ASPEN $43,632
3. Weld County School District No. Re-5J MILLIKEN $33,902
4. Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS $28,544
5. Yuma 1 School District YUMA $27,999
6. Strasburg School District 31J STRASBURG $27,939
7. Lake County School District No. R-1 LEADVILLE $26,093
8. North Conejos School District No. Re1J LA JARA $24,999
9. Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 IDAHO SPRINGS $24,455
10. Sheridan School District No. 2 ENGLEWOOD $23,160
11. Ignacio School District No. 11Jt IGNACIO $22,111
12. Telluride School District No. R-1 TELLURIDE $21,896
13. GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta GREELEY $21,500
14. Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and PUEBLO $21,498
15. Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count CENTER $21,452
16. East Grand School District No. 2 GRANBY $21,368
17. Julesburg School District No. Re1 JULESBURG $21,363
18. Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe LITTLETON $21,061
19. Weld County School District No. Re-7 KERSEY $21,000
20. Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe ENGLEWOOD $20,278
21. Holyoke School District No. Re-1J HOLYOKE $19,701
22. Rocky Ford School District No. R2 ROCKY FORD $19,635
23. Meeker School District Re1 MEEKER $19,531
24. School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C DENVER $19,296
25. Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A AURORA $19,113
26. Park County School District No. Re-2 FAIRPLAY $18,106
27. Poudre School District R-1 FORT COLLINS $17,617
28. Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an COLORADO SPRINGS $17,595
29. Westminster Public Schools WESTMINSTER $17,587
30. School District No. Re-50 Wiggins WIGGINS $17,425
31. Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 BOULDER $17,381
32. School District No. Re-2 Brush BRUSH $17,225
33. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah GREENWOOD VILLAGE $17,211
34. Eagle County School District No. Re 50 EAGLE $17,114
35. Buena Vista School District No. R-31 BUENA VISTA $17,004
36. Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 GILCREST $16,817
37. Thompson School District R-2J LOVELAND $16,792
38. Salida School District No. R-32 SALIDA $16,657
39. Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an FOUNTAIN $16,635
40. Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 CARBONDALE $16,558
41. Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and TRINIDAD $16,496
42. Summit School District No. Re 1 FRISCO $16,437
43. Las Animas School District No. Re-1 LAS ANIMAS $16,362
44. East Otero School District No. R1 LA JUNTA $16,242
45. Jefferson County School District No. R-1 GOLDEN $16,228
46. Estes Park School District R-3 ESTES PARK $16,129
47. Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St DENVER $16,096
48. School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo COMMERCE CITY $15,770
49. Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E COLORADO SPRINGS $15,578
50. Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 WOODLAND PARK $15,359

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.