Fountain School District No. 8
Fountain School District No. 8 is a public school district based in Fountain, Colorado, serving 7,955 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 67% of them. Its schools average 612 students each, more than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $11,560 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Fountain compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Fountain | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,560 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,409 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $121.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $117.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 484 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,091 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 398 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4Windsor | 8,728 | 15 | $9,518 | 16.8 | #22 |
| Fountain School District No. 8Fountain · this district | 7,955 | 13 | $11,560 | 16.4 | #23 |
| 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 | 6,853 | 10 | $7,570 | 41.3 | #26 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo UnifiedSan Lorenzo, CA | 7,957 | $14,346 | 22.3 |
| Lauderdale CountyFlorence, AL | 7,952 | $10,260 | 17.4 |
| Lammersville Joint UnifiedMountain House, CA | 7,949 | $9,816 | 23.8 |
| East Meadow Union Free School DistrictWestbury, NY | 7,949 | $26,659 | 10.9 |
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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