School district · Colorado
Durango School District No. 9-R
Durango School District No. 9-R in Colorado: 12 public schools with 4,337 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,307 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 12
- 1 charter
- Students
- 4,337
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,307
- 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)
- 341
- Counselors (FTE)
- 20.1
- Students per counselor
- 215
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 6.3
- Librarians (FTE): 2.4
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.
$9.6K15
$9.2K16
$9.4K17
$11.1K18
$11.6K19
$11.3K20
$10.1K21
$11.9K22
$14.8K23
$17.3K24
- Federal
- 6.9% · $7.3M
- State
- 43% · $44.9M
- Local
- 51% · $53.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,308
- Support services
- $8,517
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $46.7M
- Long-term debt
- $99.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Animas Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 185 | 10.2 |
Florida Mesa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 293 | 10.4 |
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 116 | 10.2 |
Needham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 367 | 11.6 |
Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 452 | 12.7 |
Riverview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 12.1 |
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 107 | 9.8 |
The Juniper SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 171 | 14.5 |
Escalante Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 461 | 13.1 |
Miller Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 360 | 12.0 |
Durango Big Picture High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 99 | 8.9 |
| 9–12 | 1,352 | 16.1 |
Sources
- Address
- 281 Sawyer Dr Suite 100, Durango, CO 81303
- Phone
- (970)247-5411
- 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).