Colorado · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Colorado

Schools in Colorado ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

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

The spending picture in one line

Walsh Elementary School tops the list: its district, Walsh School District No. Re-1, spends $55,355 per student, against a Colorado average of $17,910.

$55,355
per-student spend in Walsh School District No. Re-1: $17,910
Colorado average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Walsh Elementary SchoolWalsh · other	Walsh School District No. Re-1	105	$55,355
2	Walsh High SchoolWalsh · other	Walsh School District No. Re-1	72	$55,355
3	Yampah Mountain SchoolGlenwood Springs · high	Colorado River Boces	181	$50,858
4	Pawnee School Pk-12Grover · other	School District No. Re-12 in the County of Weld and State of	61	$32,938
5	Crestone Charter SchoolCrestone · other	Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and	100	$31,402
6	Moffat Prek-12 SchoolMoffat · other	Moffat School District No. 2 in the County of Saguache and	99	$31,402
7	Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High SchoolCripple Creek · other	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	162	$29,505
8	Cresson Elementary SchoolCripple Creek · other	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	136	$29,505
9	Kit Carson Junior-Senior High SchoolKit Carson · other	Kit Carson School District No. R-1	55	$29,310
10	Kit Carson Elementary SchoolKit Carson · other	Kit Carson School District No. R-1	54	$29,310
11	Creede SchoolCreede · other	Creede School District	92	$29,116
12	Lake City Community SchoolLake City · other	Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1	75	$27,617
13	Aspen High SchoolAspen · high	Aspen School District No. 1 in the County of Pitkin and Sta	559	$27,544
14	Aspen Elementary SchoolAspen · other	Aspen School District No. 1 in the County of Pitkin and Sta	449	$27,544
15	Aspen Middle SchoolAspen · elementary	Aspen School District No. 1 in the County of Pitkin and Sta	414	$27,544
16	Aspen Community Charter SchoolWoody Creek · other	Aspen School District No. 1 in the County of Pitkin and Sta	135	$27,544
17	Liberty SchoolJoes · other	Liberty J-4 School District	76	$26,221
18	Guadalupe Elementary SchoolAntonito · other	South Conejos School District No. Re10	114	$26,138
19	Antonito High SchoolAntonito · high	South Conejos School District No. Re10	58	$26,138
20	Fort Logan NorthgateDenver · elementary	Sheridan School District No. 2	338	$25,345
21	Sheridan High SchoolEnglewood · high	Sheridan School District No. 2	321	$25,345
22	Alice Terry Elementary SchoolEnglewood · elementary	Sheridan School District No. 2	167	$25,345
23	Early Childhood Education CenterEnglewood · other	Sheridan School District No. 2	114	$25,345
24	Soar AcademyEnglewood · high	Sheridan School District No. 2	78	$25,345
25	Bethune Public SchoolsBethune · other	Bethune School District No. R- 5	99	$25,083
26	Centennial SchoolSan Luis · other	Centennial School District No. R-1	186	$24,415
27	Revere ElementaryOvid · elementary	Revere School District	72	$24,381
28	Revere Junior-Senior High SchoolOvid · other	Revere School District	58	$24,381
29	Aguilar Elementary SchoolAguilar · other	Aguilar Reorganized School District No. 6	79	$24,210
30	Agate Elementary SchoolAgate · other	Agate School District No. 300	53	$23,790
31	Hi-Plains School District R-23Seibert · other	Hi-Plains R-23	96	$22,488
32	Briggsdale Undivided High SchoolBriggsdale · other	School District No. Re-10 in the County of Weld and State O	93	$22,458
33	Briggsdale Elementary SchoolBriggsdale · other	School District No. Re-10 in the County of Weld and State O	79	$22,458
34	Ouray Elementary SchoolOuray · other	Ouray School District No. R-1 of the County of Ouray and	79	$21,559
35	Ouray Middle SchoolOuray · elementary	Ouray School District No. R-1 of the County of Ouray and	55	$21,559
36	Norwood Public SchoolsNorwood · other	Norwood School District No. R-2j	191	$20,984
37	Haskin Elementary SchoolCenter · other	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count	312	$20,811
38	Center High SchoolCenter · high	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count	153	$20,811
39	Skoglund Middle SchoolCenter · middle	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count	124	$20,811
40	Ignacio Elementary SchoolIgnacio · elementary	Ignacio School District No. 11jt	279	$20,214
41	Ignacio High SchoolIgnacio · high	Ignacio School District No. 11jt	182	$20,214
42	Ignacio Middle SchoolIgnacio · middle	Ignacio School District No. 11jt	144	$20,214
43	Telluride High SchoolTelluride · high	Telluride School District No. R-1	298	$20,208
44	Telluride Intermediate SchoolTelluride · elementary	Telluride School District No. R-1	237	$20,208
45	Telluride Elementary SchoolTelluride · other	Telluride School District No. R-1	140	$20,208
46	Telluride Middle SchoolTelluride · middle	Telluride School District No. R-1	124	$20,208
47	South Routt Elementary SchoolYampa · elementary	South Routt School District No. Re 3	130	$20,006
48	Soroco High SchoolOak Creek · high	South Routt School District No. Re 3	103	$20,006
49	Soroco Middle SchoolOak Creek · middle	South Routt School District No. Re 3	67	$20,006
50	Clear Creek High SchoolEvergreen · high	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	182	$19,865
51	King-Murphy Elementary SchoolEvergreen · other	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	151	$19,865
52	Carlson Elementary SchoolIdaho Springs · other	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	144	$19,865
53	Peetz Elementary SchoolPeetz · other	School District No. Re-5 Plateau	114	$19,865
54	Peetz Junior-Senior High SchoolPeetz · other	School District No. Re-5 Plateau	90	$19,865
55	Clear Creek Middle SchoolEvergreen · middle	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	79	$19,865
56	Georgetown Community SchoolGeorgetown · other	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	78	$19,865
57	Idalia Junior-Senior High SchoolIdalia · other	Idalia Rj-3 School District	79	$19,634
58	Idalia Elementary SchoolIdalia · other	Idalia Rj-3 School District	71	$19,634
59	Manzanola Junior-Senior High SchoolManzanola · other	Manzanola Joint District No. 3j of the Counties of Otero a	103	$19,583
60	Manzanola Elementary SchoolManzanola · other	Manzanola Joint District No. 3j of the Counties of Otero a	71	$19,583
61	La Veta Elementary SchoolLa Veta · other	La Veta School District Re-2	120	$19,546
62	La Veta Junior-Senior High SchoolLa Veta · other	La Veta School District Re-2	118	$19,546
63	Edith Teter Elementary SchoolFairplay · other	Park County School District No. Re-2	190	$19,413
64	Lake George Charter SchoolLake George · other	Park County School District No. Re-2	152	$19,413
65	South Park High SchoolFairplay · high	Park County School District No. Re-2	121	$19,413
66	South Park Middle SchoolFairplay · middle	Park County School District No. Re-2	87	$19,413
67	Cheyenne Wells Elementary SchoolCheyenne Wells · other	Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5	90	$19,275
68	Cheyenne Wells Junior/High SchoolCheyenne Wells · other	Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5	84	$19,275
69	Lake County High SchoolLeadville · other	Lake County School District No. R-1	389	$19,116
70	Lake County Intermediate SchoolLeadville · elementary	Lake County School District No. R-1	259	$19,116
71	Lake County Elementary SchoolLeadville · other	Lake County School District No. R-1	248	$19,116
72	Lone Star Elementary SchoolOtis · elementary	Lone Star School District No. 101	56	$18,855
73	North Park SchoolWalden · other	North Park School District R-1	144	$18,747
74	Englewood High SchoolEnglewood · high	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	515	$18,632
75	Clayton Elementary SchoolEnglewood · elementary	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	402	$18,632
76	Charles Hay World SchoolEnglewood · elementary	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	271	$18,632
77	Englewood Early Childhood Education Center at MaddEnglewood · other	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	258	$18,632
78	Cherrelyn Elementary SchoolEnglewood · elementary	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	224	$18,632
79	Colorado's Finest High School of ChoiceEnglewood · high	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	216	$18,632
80	Englewood Middle SchoolEnglewood · middle	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	210	$18,632
81	Wm E Bishop Elementary SchoolEnglewood · elementary	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	200	$18,632
82	Englewood Leadership AcademyEnglewood · other	Englewood School District No. 1 in the County of Arapahoe	110	$18,632
83	Otis Junior-Senior High SchoolOtis · other	Otis School District No. R-3	102	$18,522
84	Otis Elementary SchoolOtis · other	Otis School District No. R-3	90	$18,522
85	Ridgway Elementary SchoolRidgway · other	Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a	149	$18,512
86	Ridgway High SchoolRidgway · high	Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a	97	$18,512
87	Ridgway Middle SchoolRidgway · middle	Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the County of Ouray a	74	$18,512
88	Cotopaxi Elementary SchoolCotopaxi · other	Fremont Re-3	78	$18,511
89	Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High SchoolCotopaxi · other	Fremont Re-3	77	$18,511
90	Flagler Public SchoolFlagler · other	Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20	186	$18,424
91	Dove Creek High SchoolDove Creek · other	Dolores County School District Re-2j	138	$18,376
92	Seventh Street Elementary SchoolDove Creek · other	Dolores County School District Re-2j	124	$18,376
93	Primero Elementary SchoolWeston · other	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	111	$18,376
94	Primero Junior-Senior High SchoolWeston · other	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	102	$18,376
95	De Beque Pk-12 School District 49jtDe Beque · other	De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the Counties of Mesa and	179	$18,288
96	Aurora Central CampusAurora · other	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a	2,468	$18,111
97	Rangeview High SchoolAurora · high	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a	2,078	$18,111
98	Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryAurora · high	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a	2,045	$18,111
99	Gateway High SchoolAurora · high	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a	1,748	$18,111
100	Hinkley High SchoolAurora · high	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a	1,527	$18,111

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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