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Springfield School District RE-4

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Springfield and Two Buttes.

Springfield’s School Grade C better than 33% of Colorado school districts

Students
284
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,613
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$5.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Springfield School District RE-4

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.3M, about $18,507 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 31.8% · 139 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 44.9% · 137 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 11 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
$15,613 per student · 2% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 81%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
297’20
278’21
304’22
305’23
284’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Schools in the district

2 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.