School district · Colorado

Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St

Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St in Colorado: 2 public schools with 290 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,040 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
290
Students per teacher
11.9
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,040
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)
24.3
Counselors (FTE)
1.5
Students per counselor
188
CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

47%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

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

Math

Colorado: 36%

36%proficient

−7.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

134 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
$10.2K15
$9.5K16
$9.1K17
$9.4K18
$10.5K19
$11.7K20
$12.3K21
$14.1K22
$16.3K23
$16.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.0% · $587K
State
69% · $4.5M
Local
22% · $1.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,182
Support services
$6,142
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$690K
Long-term debt
$845K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Swink Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–51319.349%46%
6–1215915.446%27%

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
610 Columbia Avenue, Swink, CO 81077
Phone
(719)384-8103
Website