Mapleton School District No. 1
Mapleton School District No. 1 is a public school district based in Denver, Colorado, serving 7,095 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #25 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 355 students each, fewer than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $12,564 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Colorado median. It has roughly 17.6 students per teacher.
How Mapleton compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mapleton | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,564 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,539 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $155.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $129.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 404 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 914 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 710 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain School District No. 8Fountain | 7,955 | 13 | $11,560 | 16.4 | #23 |
| Westminster Public SchoolsWestminster | 7,724 | 18 | $15,628 | 18.0 | #24 |
| Mapleton School District No. 1Denver · this district | 7,095 | 20 | $12,564 | 17.6 | #25 |
| Byers School District No. 32JByers | 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angleton ISDAngleton, TX | 7,105 | $11,186 | 14.9 |
| La Porte ISDLa Porte, TX | 7,099 | $11,941 | 16.1 |
| Walker CountyJasper, AL | 7,091 | $11,052 | 17.7 |
| Lafayette School CorporationLafayette, IN | 7,090 | $11,760 | 14.4 |
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-mapleton-school-district-no-1