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Mancos School District RE-6

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mancos.

Mancos’ School Grade B better than 62% of Colorado school districts

Students
511
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,086
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$3.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mancos School District RE-6

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the CO average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.8M, about $7,427 per student
  • Only 14% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mancos. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 31.8% · 37 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 44.9% · 37 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 82.7% · 33 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

14% 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
$15,086 per student · 5% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
465’20
485’21
509’22
521’23
511’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%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.