Lamar School District No. Re-2
Lamar School District No. Re-2 is a public school district based in Lamar, Colorado, serving 1,397 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #57 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 233 students each, fewer than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $8,997 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Lamar School District No. Re-2 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lamar School District No. Re-2 | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,997 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,420 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 92 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 204 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 155 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School District No. Re-2 BrushBrush | 1,420 | 4 | $14,747 | 17.1 | #56 |
| Lamar School District No. Re-2Lamar · this district | 1,397 | 6 | $8,997 | 15.2 | #57 |
| Salida School District No. R-32Salida | 1,351 | 6 | $13,909 | 13.4 | #58 |
| East Grand School District No. 2Granby | 1,300 | 4 | $14,158 | 12.7 | #59 |
| Fremont Re-2Florence | 1,294 | 3 | $9,770 | 15.2 | #60 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin CityBaldwin City, KS | 1,398 | $11,297 | 15.4 |
| Spencer-E BrookfieldSpencer, MA | 1,398 | $18,373 | 12.2 |
| Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictLangdon, NH | 1,398 | $21,245 | 10.5 |
| CohassetCohasset, MA | 1,397 | $21,165 | 10.7 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-co-lamar-school-district-no-re-2