Education
Funding
- CO ranks 25th in Nation for Expenditure Per Pupil?
- Colorado spends $700-$1,100 less per student than national average?
- Colorado has been below national average in per-pupil K-12 funding since 1989?
- Colorado has not returned to 1989 level of K-12 per-pupil funding?
- CO ranks 43rd in Nation for Student-Teacher Ratio?
National Center for Education Studies
High School Drop Out Rates
- 1 in 5 students in Colorado are dropping out before high school graduation?
- Colorado ranks 31st in the nation for high school drop out rates?
- White Students Graduation Rate in CO = 75.2%
- Black Students Graduation Rate in CO = 49%
- Graduation Rate in Majority-Minority Districts = 45.5%
- The failure of Colorado's residents to finish high school costs our state at estimated $3.4 billion each year in lost earning potential?
Donnell-Kay Foundation: Colorado Children's Campaign How Does Our Area Fare? - In Cherry Creek School District 92.10% of Students are Graduating High School?
- In Adams / Arapahoe 28J Area 56.5% of Students are Graduating High School?
- House District (HD) 36 - 18.9% population over 25 with Bachelor’s Degree only (State = 21.6%)?
- HD 36 - 5.7% population over 25 with Graduate Degree (State = 11.1%)?
- HD 36 - 83.3 % English-only households (State = 84.9%)?
- HD 36 - 16.7% language other than English (State = 15.1%)?
- HD 36 - 7.3% speak English less than “very well” (State 6.7%)?
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) & Census
Who Is Our Student Population? - Colorado schools include students with 140 different languages?
- Colorado schools have 178 school districts?
- Enrollment is increasing (approx. 10,000 students per year)?
- Students needing special education grew by approx. 11.4%?
- 24% Colorado student population served by Free Lunch?
- Over 35,000 students eligible for English language programs?
Colorado School Finance Project
Higher Education
- Colorado ranks 48th in nation for funding of higher education per capita?
- Colorado has cut higher education by 22% in past two years?
- CO ranks 42nd in nation for tested ACT scores?
Per Pupil Funding under the School Finance Act for Cherry Creek and Aurora Public Schools
Fiscal Year | Cherry Creek | Percent Change | Aurora | Percent Change |
2001-2002
| $5,480
| 6.69%
| $5,416 | 5.24%
|
2002-2003
| $5,914
| 7.92%
| $5,735 | 5.90%
|
2003-2004
| $6,041
| 2.15%
| $5,880 | 2.53%
|
2004-2005
| $6,226
| 3.07%
| $6,017 | 2.32%
|
2005-2006
| $6,374
| 2.36%
| $6,107 | 1.49%
|
2006-2007
| $6,604
| 3.62%
| $6,306 | 3.27%
|
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