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Windsor School District RE-4

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Greeley, Windsor and Severance, and parts of Timnath.

Greeley’s School Grade B better than 55% of Colorado school districts

Students
8,728
Schools
15
Spent per student
$12,442
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$359.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Windsor School District RE-4

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the CO average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $359.7M, about $41,209 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greeley. Grade by grade →

PK–512 elementary schoolsGreeley School District 6
6–88 middle schoolsGreeley School District 6
9–124 high schoolsGreeley School District 6

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 31.8% · 4,066 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 44.9% · 4,061 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 82.7% · 550 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
$12,442 per student · 22% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 16%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,859’20
8,104’21
8,227’22
8,458’23
8,728’24

Up 27.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 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.