School district · Colorado

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 in Colorado: 10 public schools with 2,380 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,869 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
4 charter
Students
2,380
Students per teacher
15.8
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,869
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)
150
Counselors (FTE)
11.1
Students per counselor
215
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
$8.5K15
$8.5K16
$8.3K17
$8.9K18
$9.6K19
$9.8K20
$10.6K21
$11.5K22
$13.7K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
30% · $14.7M
State
29% · $14.2M
Local
41% · $19.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,493
Support services
$6,871
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.4M
Long-term debt
$12.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Beech Street PreschoolFree meals for all
Pre-K70—
Battle Rock Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–68814.3
Children's Kiva Montessori SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–813014.1
Kemper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–533913.9
K–512515.6
Mesa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–535913.4
Pleasant View Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–63511.7
6–850515.0
9–1259821.0
Southwest Open Charter SchoolCharterAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1213112.5

Sources

Address
400 North Elm, Cortez, CO 81321
Phone
(970)565-7282
Website