School district · Colorado
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an in Colorado: 13 public schools with 7,955 students and 16.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,986 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 7,955
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,986
- 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)
- 484
- Counselors (FTE)
- 20.7
- Students per counselor
- 385
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 15.8
- Librarians (FTE): 8.0
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%34%proficient
−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Colorado
Median 36% · 169 school districts compared
3,273 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%24%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Colorado
Median 28% · 165 school districts compared
3,268 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.
- Federal
- 35% · $54.4M
- State
- 58% · $89.4M
- Local
- 7.5% · $11.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,934
- Support services
- $6,516
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $19M
- Long-term debt
- $37M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 228 | 20.7 | — | — | |
| K–5 | 396 | 16.5 | 25% | 21% | |
Aragon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 358 | 15.0 | 25% | 16% |
Eagleside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 332 | 14.4 | 45% | 35% |
Jordahl Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 524 | 16.9 | 49% | 53% |
Mesa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 668 | 17.6 | 29% | 26% |
| Pre-K–5 | 346 | 14.4 | 26% | 23% | |
| K–5 | 523 | 15.5 | 34% | 28% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 814 | 19.1 | 38% | 31% | |
| 6–8 | 657 | 15.9 | 27% | 15% | |
Fountain Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,051 | 16.5 | 38% | 20% |
Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,974 | 17.3 | — | — |
Welte Education CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 84 | 7.6 | — | — |
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
- 10665 Jimmy Camp Road, Fountain, CO 80817
- Phone
- (719)382-1300
- 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.