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Adams 12 Five Star Schools
A public school district in Thornton, Colorado, with 54 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 34,466
- Students enrolled
- 1,997.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,630.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,748
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 34,466 in 2024–25
- Ranks 166th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 185 in Colorado. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,748 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 42% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Adams 12 Five Star Schools spent $15,831 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,878 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,831 | $554.1 million | 34,998 |
| FY2023 | $14,748 | $527.2 million | 35,747 |
| FY2022 | $13,222 | $477.0 million | 36,078 |
| FY2021 | $12,773 | $468.2 million | 36,654 |
| FY2020 | $11,466 | $443.8 million | 38,707 |
| FY2019 | $10,336 | $406.0 million | 39,282 |
| FY2018 | $9,474 | $368.3 million | 38,870 |
| FY2017 | $9,400 | $364.9 million | 38,818 |
| FY2016 | $9,334 | $366.7 million | 39,287 |
| FY2015 | $8,922 | $345.3 million | 38,701 |
| FY2014 | $8,497 | $358.8 million | 42,230 |
| FY2013 | $7,928 | $343.0 million | 43,268 |
| FY2012 | $8,087 | $347.6 million | 42,990 |
| FY2011 | $8,344 | $350.1 million | 41,957 |
| FY2010 | $8,596 | $360.6 million | 41,949 |
| FY2009 | $8,280 | $338.0 million | 40,818 |
| FY2008 | $8,129 | $315.5 million | 38,815 |
| FY2007 | $7,719 | $288.2 million | 37,341 |
| FY2006 | $7,219 | $271.4 million | 37,591 |
| FY2005 | $6,878 | $250.1 million | 36,353 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $52.6 million | 8.3% |
| State | $291.7 million | 45.7% |
| Local | $293.6 million | 46.0% |
| Total | $638.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
54 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0806900
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Colorado — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Colorado — A to Z, each with its page.
- Colorado on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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