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Colorado school systems.

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180school systems
1,832operating schools connected
841,065students in finance records
178complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Colorado school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 178 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$16,685Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+17.5%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+44.2%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-5.5%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems178 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024891,187841,065
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$15,889$13,550

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo

COMMERCE CITY, CO

Students
5,484
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$17,691

+27.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.3% enrollment

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Durango School District No. 9-R

DURANGO, CO

Students
5,146
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$17,301

+22.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Garfield School District No. Re-2

RIFLE, CO

Students
4,786
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,167

+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment

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Delta County Joint District No. 50

DELTA, CO

Students
4,489
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$14,596

+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Weld County School District No. Re-5J

MILLIKEN, CO

Students
3,976
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,507

+26.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Students
3,763
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,672

+17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.6% enrollment

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Summit School District No. Re 1

FRISCO, CO

Students
3,570
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$18,125

+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

FORT MORGAN, CO

Students
3,427
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,499

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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Fremont Re-1

CANON CITY, CO

Students
3,177
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,444

+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Weld County School District RE-3J

HUDSON, CO

Students
2,715
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,845

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment

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Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

Students
2,572
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,233

+22.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

CORTEZ, CO

Students
2,505
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$13,869

+17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Weld re-8 schools

FORT LUPTON, CO

Students
2,497
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,431

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe

ENGLEWOOD, CO

Students
2,368
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$17,560

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Elizabeth School District

ELIZABETH, CO

Students
2,346
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,395

+24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J

GUNNISON, CO

Students
2,065
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,300

+21.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Alamosa School District No. Re-11J

ALAMOSA, CO

Students
2,056
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,726

+31.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Weld County School District No. Re-2

EATON, CO

Students
2,007
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,663

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

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Moffat County School District RE: No. 1

CRAIG, CO

Students
1,915
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,264

+40.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment

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Woodland Park School District No. Re-2

WOODLAND PARK, CO

Students
1,903
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,999

+23.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment

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School District No. Re-1 Valley

STERLING, CO

Students
1,887
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,242

+40.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.0% enrollment

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Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

GILCREST, CO

Students
1,768
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,712

+25.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Bennett School District No. 29J

BENNETT, CO

Students
1,645
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,253

+31.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +48.9% enrollment

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Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt

PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO

Students
1,604
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,466

+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta

ASPEN, CO

Students
1,554
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$28,649

+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Lamar School District No. Re-2

LAMAR, CO

Students
1,463
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$11,530

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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School District No. Re-2 Brush

BRUSH, CO

Students
1,429
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,607

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Fremont Re-2

FLORENCE, CO

Students
1,376
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,206

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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East Otero School District No. R1

LA JUNTA, CO

Students
1,326
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,180

+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Salida School District No. R-32

SALIDA, CO

Students
1,322
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,537

-0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.5% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.