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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
0governance layers connected
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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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East Grand School District No. 2

GRANBY, CO

Students
1,286
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,532

+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R

BAYFIELD, CO

Students
1,253
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,995

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El

MANITOU SPRINGS, CO

Students
1,238
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,859

+36.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.1% enrollment

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Strasburg School District 31J

STRASBURG, CO

Students
1,187
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,401

+17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.5% enrollment

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Weld County School District No. Re-7

KERSEY, CO

Students
1,177
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,045

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.8% enrollment

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Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi

PARACHUTE, CO

Students
1,171
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,050

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Sheridan School District No. 2

ENGLEWOOD, CO

Students
1,058
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$24,966

+37.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -25.5% enrollment

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Monte Vista School District No. C-8

MONTE VISTA, CO

Students
1,009
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,196

+22.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a

ELLICOTT, CO

Students
990
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,083

+31.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment

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Buena Vista School District No. R-31

BUENA VISTA, CO

Students
985
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,722

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Lake County School District No. R-1

LEADVILLE, CO

Students
975
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,546

+24.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Estes Park School District R-3

ESTES PARK, CO

Students
971
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,226

+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment

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Weld County School District No. Re-9

AULT, CO

Students
960
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,043

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Las Animas School District No. Re-1

LAS ANIMAS, CO

Students
956
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,593

+37.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -58.6% enrollment

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North Conejos School District No. Re1J

LA JARA, CO

Students
955
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,274

+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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School District No. Re-50 Wiggins

WIGGINS, CO

Students
880
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,978

+21.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +31.3% enrollment

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Yuma 1 School District

YUMA, CO

Students
843
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,415

+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Telluride School District No. R-1

TELLURIDE, CO

Students
801
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$24,287

+31.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Julesburg School District No. Re1

JULESBURG, CO

Students
797
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$10,871

+13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +45.4% enrollment

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Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J

BURLINGTON, CO

Students
768
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$11,669

+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and

TRINIDAD, CO

Students
744
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,164

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.6% enrollment

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Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park

BAILEY, CO

Students
740
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,647

+26.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.3% enrollment

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Wray RD-2 School District

WRAY, CO

Students
733
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,076

+20.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment

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Meeker School District Re1

MEEKER, CO

Students
720
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,800

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Ignacio School District No. 11Jt

IGNACIO, CO

Students
691
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,441

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Dolores School District No. Re-4A

DOLORES, CO

Students
680
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,734

+15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Clear Creek School District No. Re-1

IDAHO SPRINGS, CO

Students
652
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,423

+25.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Rocky Ford School District No. R2

ROCKY FORD, CO

Students
616
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,276

+63.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.4% enrollment

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Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count

CENTER, CO

Students
606
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,756

+29.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and

PEYTON, CO

Students
605
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,026

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% 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.