Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 is a public school district based in Carbondale, Colorado, serving 5,839 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 417 students each, about the same as the Colorado median of 399. It spends about $13,450 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Colorado median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 | Colorado median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,450 | $11,673 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,054 | $6,347 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $81.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $91.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 410 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 825 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 150 | 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 | 5,977 | 15 | $10,510 | 17.0 | #29 |
| Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1Carbondale · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton CityCarrollton, GA | 5,850 | $10,298 | 15.8 |
| D C Everest Area School DistrictWeston, WI | 5,847 | $12,594 | 14.8 |
| Pleasant ValleyCamarillo, CA | 5,835 | $11,069 | 22.5 |
| College Community School DistrictCedar Rapids, IA | 5,832 | $11,892 | 15.1 |
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.
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