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C+

Moffat School District 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Crestone and Moffat.

Crestone’s Schools page →

Students
199
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,397
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Moffat School District 2

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 72% more per student than the CO average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3M, about $15,156 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Crestone 166Moffat 102

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crestone. Grade by grade →

PK–12Moffat Prek-12 SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 31.8% · 85 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 44.9% · 85 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% 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
$27,397 per student · 72% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 48%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
227’20
217’21
179’22
189’23
199’24

Down 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

Moffat Prek-12 School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Moffat
C+
99 students13:1
Crestone Charter School
Other · Grades K–12 · Crestone
C−
100 students10:1

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.