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Poudre School District R-1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Fort Collins, Wellington and Timnath, and parts of Loveland and Windsor.
Students
29,381
Schools
52
Spent per student
$15,698
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$365.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Poudre School District R-1
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $365.3M, about $12,433 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ault.
K–5Highland Elementary SchoolAult-Highland School District RE-9
6–8Highland Middle SchoolAult-Highland School District RE-9
9–12Highland High SchoolAult-Highland School District RE-9
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency45%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,698 per student · 1% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 35%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
29,371’20
29,846’21
29,977’22
29,754’23
29,381’24
About steady.
Students
White 70%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
52 public schools.
Eyestone Elementary School
B619 students14:1
Tavelli Elementary School
A519 students17:1
Bethke Elementary School
A512 students16:1
Zach Elementary School
A+492 students17:1
Traut Core Elementary School
A+484 students18:1
Timnath Elementary School
B+455 students15:1
Riffenburgh Elementary School
A−443 students15:1
Bauder Elementary School
B423 students12:1
Shepardson Elementary School
A−414 students14:1
Laurel Elementary School
C412 students14:1
Kruse Elementary School
A−406 students14:1
Rice Elementary School
A−401 students14:1
O'Dea Elementary School
A−398 students12:1
Bacon Elementary School
A397 students13:1
Dunn Elementary School
A392 students14:1
Werner Elementary School
A+374 students16:1
Irish Elementary School
C+365 students13:1
Bennett Elementary School
A362 students15:1
Lopez Elementary School
B+361 students15:1
McGraw Elementary School
A349 students14:1
Johnson Elementary School
A−348 students16:1
Harris Bilingual Elementary School
B−311 students14:1
Bamford Elementary School
310 students13:1
Olander Elementary School
B+310 students14:1
Linton Elementary School
C−307 students12:1
Beattie Elementary School
B+302 students15:1
Cache La Poudre Elementary School
B281 students15:1
Fort Collins Montessori School
B+278 students22:1
Mountain Sage Community School
B+265 students16:1
Putnam Elementary School
D258 students9:1
PSD Mountain Schools
A88 students8:1
Lesher Middle School
B+766 students18:1
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School
A+762 students19:1
Webber Middle School
B+728 students17:1
Preston Middle School
A568 students16:1
Lincoln Middle School
C+552 students13:1
Boltz Middle School
B551 students13:1
Blevins Middle School
B363 students13:1
Cache La Poudre Middle School
B+280 students14:1
Rocky Mountain High School
A2,044 students20:1
Fossil Ridge High School
A+1,846 students19:1
Fort Collins High School
A1,836 students19:1
Timnath Middle-High School
1,456 students18:1
Poudre High School
B+1,409 students16:1
Wellington Middle-High School
C+1,173 students17:1
Poudre Community Academy
D−212 students14:1
Compass Community Collaborative School
B+179 students13:1
Centennial High School
C118 students10:1
Liberty Common Charter School
A+1,516 students20:1
Ridgeview Classical Schools
A721 students15:1
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
A−406 students15:1
PSD Global Academy
A259 students11:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.