School district · Colorado

Otis School District No. R-3

Otis School District No. R-3 in Colorado: 2 public schools with 192 students and 11.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,798 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
192
Students per teacher
11.0
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,798
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)
17.5
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
256
CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.3

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

+10.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

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

Math

Colorado: 36%

20%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

71 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
$12.1K15
$11.4K16
$11.8K17
$12.0K18
$13.7K19
$14.1K20
$14.8K21
$15.8K22
$18.5K23
$19.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $139K
State
68% · $3.1M
Local
29% · $1.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,657
Support services
$7,495
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$762K
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Otis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–5909.337%24%
6–1210212.930%15%

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
518 Dungan Street, Otis, CO 80743
Phone
(970)246-3486
Website