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B+

Walsh School District RE-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Walsh.

Walsh’s Schools page →

Students
177
Schools
2
Spent per student
$153,797
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Walsh School District RE-1

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Colorado districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 868% more per student than the CO average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $30,254 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 close to 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 Walsh. Grade by grade →

PK–6Walsh Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Walsh High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 31.8% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 44.9% · 79 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.7% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$153,797 per student · 868% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 6%Support & administration 94%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 92%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
150’20
161’21
183’22
182’23
177’24

Up 18% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 18%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 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.