Byers School District No. 32J
Byers School District No. 32J is a public school district based in Byers, Colorado, serving 6,853 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 685 students each, more than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $7,570 per student on day-to-day operations, 35% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 41.3 students per teacher.
How Byers School District No. 32J compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Byers School District No. 32J | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,570 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,541 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 166 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 260 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 41.3 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 3,426 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Public SchoolsWestminster | 7,724 | 18 | $15,628 | 18.0 | #24 |
| Mapleton School District No. 1Denver | 7,095 | 20 | $12,564 | 17.6 | #25 |
| Byers School District No. 32JByers · this district | 6,853 | 10 | $7,570 | 41.3 | #26 |
| Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coMonument | 6,332 | 10 | $10,059 | 17.2 | #27 |
| Eagle County School District No. Re 50Eagle | 6,309 | 20 | $13,342 | 12.6 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby-Eastlake CityEastlake, OH | 6,861 | $13,624 | 15.3 |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown School DistrictWayne, PA | 6,856 | $18,195 | 14.0 |
| Altoona Area School DistrictAltoona, PA | 6,852 | $13,804 | 12.9 |
| Centennial Public School DistrictCircle Pines, MN | 6,851 | $12,262 | 18.7 |
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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