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C+

Ault-Highland School District RE-9

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Severance, Ault, Pierce and Nunn.

Severance’s School Grade A better than 86% of Colorado school districts

Students
976
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,043
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ault-Highland School District RE-9

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the CO average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $5,507 per student
  • Only 57% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ASeverance 11,841C+Ault 2,667C+Pierce 1,086Nunn 539

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Severance. Grade by grade →

PK–5Range View ElementaryWindsor School District RE-4
6–8Severance Middle SchoolWindsor School District RE-4
9–12Severance High SchoolWindsor School District RE-4

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 31.8% · 309 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 44.9% · 309 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 82.7% · 58 in the class

57% 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
$13,043 per student · 18% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 91%State 4%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
901’20
1,013’21
993’22
960’23
976’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pierce
C
443 students17:1
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ault
C+
234 students14:1
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ault
B
299 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Windsor School District RE-4Windsor
$12,442per student

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.