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Aspen School District 1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Aspen and Snowmass Village.

Aspen’s School Grade A better than 86% of Colorado school districts

Students
1,584
Schools
5
Spent per student
$28,649
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$99.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Aspen School District 1

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 80% more per student than the CO average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $99.5M, about $62,828 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Aspen. Grade by grade →

PK–4Aspen Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Aspen Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Aspen High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 31.8% · 785 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 44.9% · 797 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 82.7% · 131 in the class

89% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,649 per student · 80% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 96%State 2%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,594’20
1,652’21
1,572’22
1,554’23
1,584’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 15%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Aspen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Aspen
B
449 students13:1
Aspen Community Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woody Creek
A−
135 students10:1
Aspen Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Aspen
27 students
Aspen Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Aspen
B
414 students12:1
Aspen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Aspen
A
559 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.