School district · Colorado

Deer Trail School District No. 26J

Deer Trail School District No. 26J in Colorado: 2 public schools with 327 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,845 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
327
Students per teacher
11.7
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,845
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)
28.0
Counselors (FTE)
1.1
Students per counselor
311
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%

18%proficient

+8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

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

Math

Colorado: 36%

16%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

134 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
$12.5K15
$12.3K16
$12.2K17
$12.3K18
$11.9K19
$11.2K20
$11.9K21
$11.8K22
$12.8K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.8% · $253K
State
56% · $3.7M
Local
40% · $2.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,468
Support services
$5,778
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$422K
Long-term debt
$5.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–517415.113%14%
6–1215312.422%17%

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.

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.

Sources

Address
130 South Second Avenue, Deer Trail, CO 80105
Phone
(303)769-4421
Website