School district · Colorado

Telluride School District No. R-1

Telluride School District No. R-1 in Colorado: 4 public schools with 799 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,287 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
799
Students per teacher
12.4
CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,287
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)
64.5
Counselors (FTE)
6.1
Students per counselor
130
CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

64%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

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

Math

Colorado: 36%

47%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

342 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
$12.5K15
$12.3K16
$13.3K17
$13.9K18
$15.1K19
$16.5K20
$18.1K21
$18.9K22
$20.2K23
$24.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $1.1M
State
17% · $4.4M
Local
78% · $19.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,926
Support services
$10,811
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.9M
Long-term debt
$20.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Telluride Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–21407.7——
3–623713.661%46%
7–812413.570%48%
9–1229815.5——

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
725 West Colorado Ave., Telluride, CO 81435
Phone
(970)728-6617
Website