Harrison School District No. 2
Harrison School District No. 2 is a public school district based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 11,938 students in 28 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 73% of them. Its schools average 426 students each, about the same as the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $11,703 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Harrison compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Harrison | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,703 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,986 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $189.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $164.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 827 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,020 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 213 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson School District R-2JLoveland | 14,580 | 32 | $13,797 | 15.6 | #16 |
| Pueblo School District No. 60Pueblo | 14,104 | 34 | $10,969 | 16.7 | #17 |
| Littleton School District No. 6Littleton | 13,109 | 20 | $12,614 | 17.1 | #18 |
| Harrison School District No. 2Colorado Springs · this district | 11,938 | 28 | $11,703 | 14.4 | #19 |
| Pueblo County School District 70Pueblo | 10,386 | 26 | $9,321 | 18.4 | #20 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester School DistrictManchester, NH | 11,949 | $14,734 | 11.9 |
| Whitfield CountyDalton, GA | 11,942 | $11,519 | 13.1 |
| Park HillKansas City, MO | 11,937 | $13,126 | 13.4 |
| Mounds View Public School DistrictShoreview, MN | 11,934 | $13,288 | 16.2 |
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.
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