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Colorado Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Colorado School Districts by City
Number Of Students 880,597
Number Of Colorado Schools 1,941
Number Of Colorado School Districts 186
Spending Per Student $15,015

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 54.4% 48.1%
Black 4.9% 15.8%
Hispanic 36.4% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 35.6% 48.1%
English Language Learners 11.3% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities Unreported 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16.3
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Colorado Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 5,839,926 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 55 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.5% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 18.7% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 36.5% 33.4%
45-64 Years Old 24.4% 25.3%
65 Or Older 14.8% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 2,278,044 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.7% 34.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 24.7% 20.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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