Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 is a public school district based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 3,745 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 416 students each, about the same as the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $9,835 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Cheyenne Mountain compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cheyenne Mountain | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,835 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,020 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $57.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $61.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 248 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 488 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 288 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durango School District No. 9-RDurango | 4,337 | 12 | $10,055 | 12.8 | #34 |
| Weld County School District No. Re-5JMilliken | 4,055 | 7 | $9,939 | 17.3 | #35 |
| Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12Colorado Springs · this district | 3,745 | 9 | $9,835 | 15.1 | #36 |
| Summit School District No. Re 1Frisco | 3,473 | 9 | $14,763 | 12.7 | #37 |
| School District No. Re-3 Fort MorganFort Morgan | 3,451 | 8 | $10,343 | 15.1 | #38 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calallen ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 3,745 | $11,103 | 13.0 |
| Warwick Valley Central School DistrictWarwick, NY | 3,744 | $23,440 | 13.0 |
| Hart CountyHartwell, GA | 3,743 | $11,663 | 15.0 |
| Sabine ParishMany, LA | 3,741 | $13,398 | 13.2 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-co-cheyenne-mountain-school-district-no-12