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De Beque School District 49-JT

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves De Beque.

De Beque’s Schools page →

Students
179
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,681
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$6.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about De Beque School District 49-JT

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the CO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.6M, about $36,732 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
De Beque 476

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for De Beque. Grade by grade →

PK–12De Beque PK-12 School District 49JTThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 31.8% · 78 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 44.9% · 78 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 15 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
$20,681 per student · 30% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 36%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
171’20
170’21
170’22
166’23
179’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 22%Black 1%Asian 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.

De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT
Other · Grades PK–12 · De Beque
D
179 students13:1

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.