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El Paso County Colorado School District 49

El Paso County Colorado School District 49 in Colorado: 31 public schools with 25,689 students and 18.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,598 per student in FY2024.

Schools
31
10 charter
Students
25,689
Students per teacher
18.6
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,598
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)
1,381
Counselors (FTE)
116
Students per counselor
221
CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
24.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.8

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%

45%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

7,775 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

34%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

7,759 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
$7.0K15
$7.3K16
$7.5K17
$8.2K18
$8.7K19
$8.9K20
$9.1K21
$10.2K22
$11.5K23
$12.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $22.9M
State
67% · $295.3M
Local
27% · $119.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,411
Support services
$5,893
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$65.1M
Long-term debt
$199.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 18Middle schools: 3High schools: 8Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
AlliesAlternativeFree meals for all
2–51248.915%5.0%
Pre-K–537617.442%33%
Evans Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–548713.445%42%
Pre-K–531813.431%36%
K–860819.142%39%
Pre-K–552716.550%40%
K–513216.556%32%
Pre-K–567017.056%53%
K–838717.435%25%
Odyssey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–537814.238%32%
K–840016.766%47%
K–853815.742%37%
Remington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553416.644%51%
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–562619.157%56%
Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyCharterFree meals for all
K–81,16218.744%29%
Pre-K–554815.751%49%
Stetson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553115.245%48%
Pre-K–561316.245%44%
Falcon Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–886616.946%25%
Horizon Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–877316.242%28%
Skyview Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–886216.248%28%
9–121,17219.8——
GOAL AcademyCharterAlternativeMostly virtual
9–126,69331.0——
Patriot High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
6–121159.1——
9–1220431.1——
Power TechnicalCharterCareer and technical
6–1240511.838%27%
Sand Creek High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,42620.9——
6–1244222.138%21%
9–121,47319.9——
K–121,69714.746%32%
K–1260214.841%20%

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
10850 East Woodmen Road, Peyton, CO 80831
Phone
(719)495-1100
Website