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Brush School District RE-2J

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Brush and Hillrose.

Brush’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Colorado school districts

Students
1,420
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,607
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$30.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brush School District RE-2J

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of Colorado districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $30.1M, about $21,220 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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.

GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Brush 5,337Hillrose 312

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brush. Grade by grade →

PK–2Thomson Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Beaver Valley Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Brush Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Brush High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

class of 2023
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 82.7% · 80 in the class

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
$15,607 per student · 2% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 44%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,329’20
1,394’21
1,366’22
1,429’23
1,420’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 49%White 47%Two or more races 1%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Thomson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brush
452 students20:1
Beaver Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Brush
290 students20:1
Brush Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brush
328 students15:1
Brush High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brush
350 students14:1

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.