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Ignacio School District 11-JT

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ignacio.

Ignacio’s Schools page →

Students
633
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,441
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$21.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ignacio School District 11-JT

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the CO average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.8M, about $34,510 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ignacio. Grade by grade →

K–5Ignacio Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Ignacio Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Ignacio High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11%
State average 31.8% · 314 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 44.9% · 314 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 82.7% · 37 in the class

94% 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
$20,441 per student · 29% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 51%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 39%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
691’23
633’24

Down 8.4% since 2023–24.

Students
Hispanic 37%American Indian/Alaska Native 29%White 29%Two or more races 4%Asian <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.