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Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt

Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt in Colorado: 5 public schools with 1,588 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,466 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5; 1 charter
Students: 1,588
Students per teacher: 14.1; CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,466; CO $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 113
Counselors (FTE): 8.3
Students per counselor: 192; CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Colorado: 45%

41%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

674 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

28%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

670 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.9K15

$8.8K16

$8.3K17

$8.5K18

$10.0K19

$11.2K20

$11.8K21

$12.2K22

$13.9K23

$14.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $3M
State: 19% · $4.8M
Local: 69% · $17.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,842
Support services: $5,996
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $988K
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Pagosa Peak Open SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	111	12.9	32%	17%	Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–4	511	12.9	32%	33%	Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs Middle SchoolFree meals for all	5–8	484	16.1	47%	27%	Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	435	14.3	—	—	Pagosa Springs
San Juan Mountain SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	47	11.8	—	—	Pagosa Springs

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 800 B South 8TH Street, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone: (970)264-2228

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.