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Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt

Pagosa Springs, Colorado · Public school district · #54 of 68 Colorado districts by enrollment

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1,588

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,813

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Colorado median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Colorado median 15.7

Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt is a public school district based in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, serving 1,588 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 318 students each, fewer than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $11,813 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt compares

Archuleta County School District No. 50 JtColorado median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,813

Colorado median $11,673 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,578

Colorado median $6,347 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school318

Colorado median 399 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Colorado median 15.7 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor198

Colorado median 257 · 23% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$20.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 35%Local 49%

Measure	Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt	Colorado median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,813	$11,673	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,578	$6,347	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$20.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	112	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	218	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	15.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	198	257	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Colorado median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Colorado

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Woodland Park School District No. Re-2Woodland Park	1,744	5	$12,339	14.2	#52
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1Gilcrest	1,727	6	$13,274	13.5	#53
Archuleta County School District No. 50 JtPagosa Springs · this district	1,588	5	$11,813	14.2	#54
Aspen School District No. 1Aspen	1,584	5	$20,967	12.5	#55
School District No. Re-2 BrushBrush	1,420	4	$14,747	17.1	#56

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Park Rapids Public School DistrictPark Rapids, MN	1,589	$12,751	13.4
RoselandSanta Rosa, CA	1,588	$24,518	22.7
Bath LocalLima, OH	1,588	$10,671	16.0
Graham LocalSaint Paris, OH	1,588	$11,227	21.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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