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Ouray School District R-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ouray.

Ouray’s Schools page →

Students
180
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,000
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ouray School District R-1

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 38% more per student than the CO average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $9,944 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ouray. Grade by grade →

PK–4Ouray Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Ouray Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Ouray Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 31.8% · 91 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 44.9% · 91 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$22,000 per student · 38% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 26%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
187’20
189’21
177’22
169’23
180’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 18%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

Schools in the district

3 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.