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Cheraw School District 31

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cheraw.

Cheraw’s Schools page →

Students
209
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,719
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
The gist

What stands out about Cheraw School District 31

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Colorado districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the CO average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cheraw 223

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cheraw. Grade by grade →

PK–12Cheraw SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 31.8% · 92 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 44.9% · 93 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

82% 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
$17,719 per student · 12% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 79%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
219’20
231’21
227’22
221’23
209’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Cheraw School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Cheraw
C+
209 students15:1

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.