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Pueblo School District No. 60
14,104
Students
2024-25 school year
34
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,969
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 6% below the Colorado median
16.7
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Colorado median 15.7
Pueblo School District No. 60 is a public school district based in Pueblo, Colorado, serving 14,104 students in 34 schools. By enrollment it ranks #17 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 415 students each, about the same as the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $10,969 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Colorado median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Pueblo compares
PuebloColorado median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$206.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 16%State 55%Local 29%
| Measure | Pueblo | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,969 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,696 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $213.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $206.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 845 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,897 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 137 | 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.
In the news
1 story matchedPeer 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 · this district | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County Public SchoolsCharlottesville, VA | 14,149 | $14,306 | 13.3 |
| Iron DistrictCedar City, UT | 14,125 | $7,942 | 26.6 |
| Bismarck 1Bismarck, ND | 14,098 | $13,261 | 14.5 |
| Fort Smith School DistrictFort Smith, AR | 14,045 | $11,493 | 14.1 |
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-pueblo-school-district-no-60