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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
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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Park County School District No. Re-2

FAIRPLAY, CO

Students
576
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,524

+42.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.9% enrollment

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Holyoke School District No. Re-1J

HOLYOKE, CO

Students
531
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,985

+40.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Mancos School District Re-6

MANCOS, CO

Students
521
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,086

+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

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Rangely School District RE4

RANGELY, CO

Students
502
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,273

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Huerfano School District Re-1

WALSENBURG, CO

Students
478
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,264

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Limon School District No. Re 4J

LIMON, CO

Students
469
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,294

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Hayden School District No. Re 1

HAYDEN, CO

Students
446
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,713

+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment

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Calhan District No. RJ1

CALHAN, CO

Students
436
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,498

+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Akron School District No. R-1

AKRON, CO

Students
415
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,928

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.5% enrollment

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West Grand School District No. 1

KREMMLING, CO

Students
409
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,567

-7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas

RUSH, CO

Students
406
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,251

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +33.1% enrollment

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Branson Reorganized School District No. 82

BRANSON, CO

Students
404
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,540

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and

SANFORD, CO

Students
399
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,737

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.8% enrollment

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Gilpin County School District No. Re-1

BLACK HAWK, CO

Students
390
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,933

+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.8% enrollment

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Upper Rio Grande School District C-7

DEL NORTE, CO

Students
371
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,542

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment

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Deer Trail School District No. 26J

DEER TRAIL, CO

Students
361
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,845

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +71.9% enrollment

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Fowler School District No. R4J

FOWLER, CO

Students
355
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,963

+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Custer County School District Consolidate 1

WESTCLIFFE, CO

Students
345
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,890

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment

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Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J

ORDWAY, CO

Students
343
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,939

+66.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.5% enrollment

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School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of

KIOWA, CO

Students
342
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,664

-11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.0% enrollment

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South Routt School District No. Re 3

OAK CREEK, CO

Students
338
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$24,740

+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a

RIDGWAY, CO

Students
330
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,473

+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Big Sandy School District No. 100J

SIMLA, CO

Students
328
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,317

+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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School District No. Re-4 Buffalo

MERINO, CO

Students
322
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,842

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment

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Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa

COLLBRAN, CO

Students
309
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,987

+45.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.1% enrollment

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Haxtun School District No. Re-2J

HAXTUN, CO

Students
307
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,743

+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment

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Springfield School District No. Re-4

SPRINGFIELD, CO

Students
305
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,613

+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Sierra Grande School District No. R-30

BLANCA, CO

Students
302
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,454

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St

SWINK, CO

Students
302
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,030

+24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Sargent School District No. Re-33J

MONTE VISTA, CO

Students
297
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,704

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.4% 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.