School District 27J
A public school district in Brighton, Colorado, with 33 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 24,046
- Students enrolled
- 1,231
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,470.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,854
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 24,046 in 2024–25
- Ranks 291st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th of 185 in Colorado. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,854 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 8% 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
School District 27J spent $10,854 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,662 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,854 | $246.5 million | 22,713 |
| FY2022 | $10,462 | $213.0 million | 20,357 |
| FY2021 | $11,418 | $219.3 million | 19,203 |
| FY2020 | $9,414 | $181.5 million | 19,275 |
| FY2019 | $8,968 | $168.1 million | 18,741 |
| FY2018 | $8,494 | $152.1 million | 17,909 |
| FY2017 | $8,464 | $145.1 million | 17,138 |
| FY2016 | $8,193 | $139.8 million | 17,069 |
| FY2015 | $7,700 | $131.9 million | 17,129 |
| FY2014 | $7,424 | $124.1 million | 16,717 |
| FY2013 | $7,223 | $116.9 million | 16,184 |
| FY2012 | $7,073 | $110.8 million | 15,671 |
| FY2011 | $7,394 | $111.6 million | 15,089 |
| FY2010 | $7,763 | $112.4 million | 14,485 |
| FY2009 | $8,083 | $111.1 million | 13,742 |
| FY2008 | $7,658 | $96.5 million | 12,608 |
| FY2007 | $6,880 | $79.6 million | 11,569 |
| FY2006 | $6,557 | $68.5 million | 10,450 |
| FY2005 | $6,662 | $61.7 million | 9,256 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.8 million | 6.2% |
| State | $157.7 million | 45.1% |
| Local | $170.4 million | 48.7% |
| Total | $350.0 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
33 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
- 0802580
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved