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Branson Reorganized School District 82

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Branson.

Branson’s Schools page →

Students
465
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,540
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
The gist

What stands out about Branson Reorganized School District 82

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the CO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.7% since 2020–21
  • Only 40% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Branson 57

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Branson. Grade by grade →

PK–12Branson SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 31.8% · 104 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 44.9% · 104 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 82.7% · 46 in the class

40% 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
$11,540 per student · 27% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 77%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
594’20
502’21
442’22
404’23
465’24

Down 21.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Branson School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Branson
C+
67 students7:1
Branson School Online
Other · Grades K–12 · Branson
A−
398 students16:1

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.