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Durango School District No. 9-R
A public school district in Durango, Colorado, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,337
- Students enrolled
- 340.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 793.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,729
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,337 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,239th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 36th of 185 in Colorado. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,729 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
Durango School District No. 9-R spent $17,301 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,873 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: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,301 | $89.0 million | 5,146 |
| FY2023 | $14,729 | $80.3 million | 5,452 |
| FY2022 | $11,863 | $68.7 million | 5,794 |
| FY2021 | $10,055 | $69.7 million | 6,931 |
| FY2020 | $11,230 | $62.3 million | 5,545 |
| FY2019 | $11,548 | $62.6 million | 5,419 |
| FY2018 | $11,059 | $58.1 million | 5,251 |
| FY2017 | $9,425 | $47.6 million | 5,053 |
| FY2016 | $9,205 | $43.2 million | 4,697 |
| FY2015 | $9,528 | $43.5 million | 4,564 |
| FY2014 | $9,375 | $43.8 million | 4,670 |
| FY2013 | $8,893 | $40.8 million | 4,590 |
| FY2012 | $8,532 | $38.9 million | 4,559 |
| FY2011 | $8,178 | $38.3 million | 4,688 |
| FY2010 | $8,568 | $40.3 million | 4,699 |
| FY2009 | $8,558 | $41.6 million | 4,858 |
| FY2008 | $8,430 | $40.6 million | 4,820 |
| FY2007 | $8,227 | $39.2 million | 4,768 |
| FY2006 | $8,122 | $37.8 million | 4,658 |
| FY2005 | $7,873 | $36.2 million | 4,604 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.5 million | 7.4% |
| State | $45.8 million | 45.3% |
| Local | $47.8 million | 47.3% |
| Total | $101.2 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
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Animas Valley Elementary School | 185 |
| Durango Big Picture High School | 99 |
| Durango High School | 1,352 |
| Escalante Middle School | 461 |
| Florida Mesa Elementary School | 293 |
| Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School | 116 |
| Miller Middle School | 360 |
| Needham Elementary School | 367 |
| Park Elementary School | 452 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 374 |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 107 |
| The Juniper School | 171 |
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
- 0803480
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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