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Fountain School District 8

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Fountain.

Fountain’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Colorado school districts

Students
7,955
Schools
13
Spent per student
$14,986
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$35.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fountain School District 8

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the CO average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.4M, about $4,447 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fountain. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 31.8% · 3,890 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 44.9% · 3,898 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.7% · 500 in the class

95% 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
$14,986 per student · 6% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 58%Federal 35%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,227’20
8,302’21
8,201’22
7,885’23
7,955’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 11%Black 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.