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Buena Vista School District No. R-31

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 in Colorado: 5 public schools with 925 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,722 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
925
Students per teacher
12.7
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,722
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)
73.0
Counselors (FTE)
4.2
Students per counselor
223
CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$11.4K15
$11.0K16
$11.4K17
$11.3K18
$11.7K19
$12.0K20
$14.5K21
$13.8K22
$14.4K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.5% · $507K
State
16% · $3.3M
Local
81% · $16.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,910
Support services
$6,041
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.4M
Long-term debt
$27.7M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K6048.0
K–538313.4
Buena Vista Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–821111.0
Buena Vista High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1225611.3
Chaffee County High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
7–121512.0

Sources

Address
113 North Court Street, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Phone
(719)395-7006
Website