Montrose County School District Re-1J
Montrose County School District Re-1J is a public school district based in Montrose, Colorado, serving 5,977 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 398 students each, about the same as the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $10,510 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 17.0 students per teacher.
How Montrose County School District Re-1J compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Montrose County School District Re-1J | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,510 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,072 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $79.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $72.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 352 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 784 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.0 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 260 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coMonument | 6,332 | 10 | $10,059 | 17.2 | #27 |
| Eagle County School District No. Re 50Eagle | 6,309 | 20 | $13,342 | 12.6 | #28 |
| Montrose County School District Re-1JMontrose · this district | 5,977 | 15 | $10,510 | 17.0 | #29 |
| Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1Carbondale | 5,839 | 14 | $13,450 | 14.2 | #30 |
| Adams 14 School DistrictCommerce City | 5,221 | 12 | $14,205 | 16.4 | #31 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennridge School DistrictPerkasie, PA | 5,987 | $17,028 | 13.7 |
| Bristol Township School DistrictLevittown, PA | 5,985 | $16,671 | 15.0 |
| Kirkwood R-VIIKirkwood, MO | 5,982 | $12,385 | 14.9 |
| ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictOrange, NJ | 5,967 | $19,506 | 12.4 |
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.
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