Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is a public school district based in Cortez, Colorado, serving 2,380 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 238 students each, fewer than the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $10,594 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,594 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,049 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 150 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 347 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 216 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2Steamboat Springs | 2,509 | 7 | $13,042 | 12.9 | #41 |
| Weld re-8 schoolsFort Lupton | 2,503 | 7 | $13,246 | 16.9 | #42 |
| Englewood School District No. 1Englewood | 2,406 | 9 | $16,783 | 14.6 | #43 |
| Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1Cortez · this district | 2,380 | 10 | $10,594 | 15.9 | #44 |
| Elizabeth School DistrictElizabeth | 2,282 | 7 | $11,292 | 16.0 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View School DistrictArchbald, PA | 2,383 | $12,966 | 14.1 |
| Wynne School DistrictWynne, AR | 2,382 | $10,343 | 11.0 |
| Big Spring School DistrictNewville, PA | 2,379 | $17,644 | 12.6 |
| Robinson ISDRobinson, TX | 2,378 | $10,415 | 13.8 |
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-montezuma-cortez-school-district-no-re-1