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Plateau Valley School District 50

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Collbran.

Collbran’s Schools page →

Students
303
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,987
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$41.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plateau Valley School District 50

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Colorado districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 38 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the CO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $41.1M, about $135,561 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Collbran. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 31.8% · 143 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 44.9% · 143 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)40–49%
State average 82.7% · 43 in the class

98% 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
$17,987 per student · 13% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 49%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 28%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
356’20
305’21
314’22
309’23
303’24

Down 14.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Black 4%Two or more races 2%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.

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.