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Bethune School District R-5

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bethune.

Bethune’s Schools page →

Students
99
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,027
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Bethune School District R-5

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 45% more per student than the CO average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Bethune 190

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bethune. Grade by grade →

PK–12Bethune Public SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 31.8% · 47 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 44.9% · 47 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 6 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

84% 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
$23,027 per student · 45% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 67%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
105’20
108’21
108’22
110’23
99’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 48%White 46%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

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

Bethune Public Schools
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bethune
C+
99 students8:1

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.