Roaring Fork School District RE-1

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Basalt and Snowmass Village.

At a glance

5,839Students enrolled

14Schools

4Towns served

$18,260Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

49%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Glenwood SpringsCarbondaleBasaltSnowmass Village

Grades PK–5

Glenwood Springs Elementary School or Sopris Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Glenwood Springs Middle School380 students · Glenwood SpringsThis district

Grades 9–12

Glenwood Springs High School1,032 students · Glenwood SpringsThis district

Grades PK–4

Crystal River Elementary School445 students · CarbondaleThis district

Grades 5–8

Carbondale Middle School362 students · CarbondaleThis district

Grades 9–12

Roaring Fork High School472 students · CarbondaleThis district

Grades PK–4

Basalt Elementary School539 students · BasaltThis district

Grades 5–8

Basalt Middle School367 students · BasaltThis district

Grades 9–12

Basalt High School414 students · BasaltThis district

Grades PK–8

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listAspen School District 1

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency28%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts39%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,260

per student each year · 15% above the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)73%

State21%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,292’20

5,306’21

5,771’22

5,841’23

5,839’24

Students

Hispanic · 57%3,311

White · 40%2,353

Two or more races · 2%116

Asian · 0%25

Black · 0%19

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%13

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Glenwood Springs10,241 people

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Carbondale6,637 people

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Basalt4,335 people

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Snowmass Village2,972 people

Schools14 in district

Level

All 14 Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 4

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Basalt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 539 students · Basalt

C+Public 📚

Glenwood Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 452 students · Glenwood Springs

DPublic 📚

Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 445 students · Carbondale

C-Public 📚

Sopris Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 392 students · Glenwood Springs

BPublic 📚

Two Rivers Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 390 students · Glenwood Springs

Charter 📚

Riverview SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 383 students · Glenwood Springs

CPublic 📚

Carbondale Community Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 143 students · Carbondale

BCharter 📚

Glenwood Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 380 students · Glenwood Springs

CPublic 📚

Basalt Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 367 students · Basalt

C+Public 📚

Carbondale Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 362 students · Carbondale

BPublic 🏫

Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,032 students · Glenwood Springs

A-Public 🏫

Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 472 students · Carbondale

B+Public 🏫

Basalt High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 414 students · Basalt

A-Public 🏫

BridgesHigh · Grades 9–12 · 68 students · Carbondale

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.