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Colorado School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 197
Median expenditures $10.8M
25th–75th percentile $4.3M  –  $30.4M
Total spend $14.34B
  1. #1
    Denver SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 88,911
    Expenditures $1.72B
    Revenue $1.76B
  2. #2
    Jefferson CO SCH DIST R-1
    FY 2022 pop. 76,904
    Expenditures $1.25B
    Revenue $1.15B
  3. #3
    Cherry Creek SCH DIST 5
    FY 2022 pop. 53,587
    Expenditures $922.3M
    Revenue $882.0M
  4. #4
    Douglas CO SCH DIST RE 1
    FY 2022 pop. 63,596
    Expenditures $896.9M
    Revenue $899.9M
  5. #5
    Adams-arapahoe School District 28J
    FY 2022 pop. 38,451
    Expenditures $734.9M
    Revenue $755.7M
  6. #6
    Adams 12 FIVE STAR Schools District
    FY 2022 pop. 36,078
    Expenditures $538.1M
    Revenue $594.2M
  7. #7
    Poudre SCH DIST R-1
    FY 2022 pop. 29,907
    Expenditures $526.9M
    Revenue $452.6M
  8. #8
    Boulder Valley SCH DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 29,008
    Expenditures $504.2M
    Revenue $534.9M
  9. #9
    Greeley SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 21,997
    Expenditures $472.9M
    Revenue $350.7M
  10. #10
    ST Vrain Valley SCH DIST Re-1j
    FY 2022 pop. 32,384
    Expenditures $455.2M
    Revenue $526.8M
  11. #11
    COLO Springs SCH DIST 11
    FY 2022 pop. 23,359
    Expenditures $363.9M
    Revenue $404.1M
  12. #12
    Pueblo CITY SCH DIST 60
    FY 2022 pop. 15,143
    Expenditures $325.5M
    Revenue $223.1M
  13. #13
    Academy School DIST 20
    FY 2022 pop. 26,050
    Expenditures $322.3M
    Revenue $346.5M
  14. #14
    Falcon SCH DIST 49
    FY 2022 pop. 24,766
    Expenditures $290.0M
    Revenue $330.5M
  15. #15
    Littleton SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 13,698
    Expenditures $288.5M
    Revenue $248.0M
  16. #16
    MESA CO Valley SCH DIST 51
    FY 2022 pop. 21,327
    Expenditures $282.4M
    Revenue $298.6M
  17. #17
    Brighton SCH DIST 27 J
    FY 2022 pop. 20,357
    Expenditures $273.3M
    Revenue $276.0M
  18. #18
    Thompson SCH DIST R-2J
    FY 2022 pop. 15,280
    Expenditures $256.6M
    Revenue $238.0M
  19. #19
    Harrison SCH DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 13,002
    Expenditures $228.8M
    Revenue $194.7M
  20. #20
    Westminster School District 50
    FY 2022 pop. 8,320
    Expenditures $146.3M
    Revenue $162.6M
  21. #21
    Mapleton SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 9,002
    Expenditures $144.9M
    Revenue $141.2M
  22. #22
    Fountain SCH DIST 8
    FY 2022 pop. 8,302
    Expenditures $138.1M
    Revenue $128.8M
  23. #23
    Pueblo CO School DIST 70
    FY 2022 pop. 10,232
    Expenditures $137.1M
    Revenue $133.2M
  24. #24
    Johnstown-milliken Re-5j School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,783
    Expenditures $128.3M
    Revenue $68.2M
  25. #25
    Widefield SCH DIST 3
    FY 2022 pop. 9,369
    Expenditures $126.3M
    Revenue $122.9M
  26. #26
    Eagle CO SCH DIST Re-50
    FY 2022 pop. 6,687
    Expenditures $114.4M
    Revenue $126.1M
  27. #27
    Eaton School DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,994
    Expenditures $107.5M
    Revenue $35.0M
  28. #28
    Windsor SCH DIST RE-4
    FY 2022 pop. 8,104
    Expenditures $99.8M
    Revenue $108.0M
  29. #29
    Adams School District 14
    FY 2022 pop. 6,114
    Expenditures $96.4M
    Revenue $96.8M
  30. #30
    Roaring FORK SCH DIST RE 1
    FY 2022 pop. 5,306
    Expenditures $87.9M
    Revenue $108.3M
  31. #31
    Durango School DIST 9-R
    FY 2022 pop. 5,794
    Expenditures $87.5M
    Revenue $92.4M
  32. #32
    Lewis Palmer SCH DIST 38
    FY 2022 pop. 6,526
    Expenditures $77.9M
    Revenue $83.7M
  33. #33
    Steamboat Springs SCH DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,640
    Expenditures $75.4M
    Revenue $54.6M
  34. #34
    Montrose CO School DIST Re-1j
    FY 2022 pop. 6,055
    Expenditures $72.9M
    Revenue $81.1M
  35. #35
    Aspen SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,652
    Expenditures $72.1M
    Revenue $52.1M
  36. #36
    Delta County Joint SCH DIST NO. 50J
    FY 2022 pop. 4,610
    Expenditures $66.7M
    Revenue $69.2M
  37. #37
    Garfield SCH DIST R 2
    FY 2022 pop. 4,613
    Expenditures $64.3M
    Revenue $72.3M
  38. #38
    Summit County SCH DIST RE 1
    FY 2022 pop. 3,620
    Expenditures $59.5M
    Revenue $67.1M
  39. #39
    Canon CITY SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 3,321
    Expenditures $50.1M
    Revenue $54.2M
  40. #40
    Englewood SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,440
    Expenditures $49.5M
    Revenue $52.1M
  41. #41
    Cheyenne MTN SCH DIST 12
    FY 2022 pop. 3,663
    Expenditures $48.6M
    Revenue $55.4M
  42. #42
    Byers SCH DIST 32 J
    FY 2022 pop. 5,352
    Expenditures $48.6M
    Revenue $49.8M
  43. #43
    FORT Morgan SCH DIST 3
    FY 2022 pop. 3,381
    Expenditures $43.0M
    Revenue $44.1M
  44. #44
    WELD County Re-3j SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,693
    Expenditures $37.6M
    Revenue $43.0M
  45. #45
    Colorado Digital Boces
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $36.5M
    Revenue $37.8M
  46. #46
    WELD County RE-8 School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,482
    Expenditures $35.7M
    Revenue $42.3M
  47. #47
    Strasburg SCH DIST 31J
    FY 2022 pop. 1,171
    Expenditures $32.7M
    Revenue $17.5M
  48. #48
    Montezuma-cortez SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,607
    Expenditures $31.9M
    Revenue $35.4M
  49. #49
    WELD County SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,892
    Expenditures $31.8M
    Revenue $33.8M
  50. #50
    Elizabeth SCH DIST C-1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,330
    Expenditures $30.4M
    Revenue $30.2M
  51. #51
    Gunnison Watershed SCH DIST Re-1j
    FY 2022 pop. 2,080
    Expenditures $29.0M
    Revenue $36.1M
  52. #52
    Moffat CO SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,090
    Expenditures $27.9M
    Revenue $31.5M
  53. #53
    Woodland PARK SCH DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,804
    Expenditures $27.7M
    Revenue $30.2M
  54. #54
    EAST Grand SCH DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,286
    Expenditures $27.5M
    Revenue $27.9M
  55. #55
    Sheridan School DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,177
    Expenditures $27.3M
    Revenue $30.6M
  56. #56
    Alamosa School District RE 11J
    FY 2022 pop. 2,188
    Expenditures $26.6M
    Revenue $30.7M
  57. #57
    LAKE County SCH DIST R-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,007
    Expenditures $26.3M
    Revenue $24.7M
  58. #58
    North Conejos SCH DIST Re-1j
    FY 2022 pop. 1,005
    Expenditures $25.1M
    Revenue $26.4M
  59. #59
    YUMA School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 876
    Expenditures $24.5M
    Revenue $20.6M
  60. #60
    Brush SCH DIST R 2J
    FY 2022 pop. 1,394
    Expenditures $24.0M
    Revenue $26.1M
  61. #61
    Archuleta CO School DIST 50
    FY 2022 pop. 1,712
    Expenditures $23.7M
    Revenue $23.6M
  62. #62
    Valley School DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,996
    Expenditures $22.9M
    Revenue $27.8M
  63. #63
    Platte Valley SCH DIST RE-7
    FY 2022 pop. 1,078
    Expenditures $22.6M
    Revenue $21.9M
  64. #64
    EAST Otero SCH DIST R 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,358
    Expenditures $22.1M
    Revenue $22.9M
  65. #65
    Salida SCH DIST R-32
    FY 2022 pop. 1,312
    Expenditures $21.9M
    Revenue $22.8M
  66. #66
    Bayfield SCH DIST 10 JT
    FY 2022 pop. 1,311
    Expenditures $20.0M
    Revenue $22.5M
  67. #67
    Manitou Springs SCH DIST 14
    FY 2022 pop. 1,329
    Expenditures $20.0M
    Revenue $20.8M
  68. #68
    Sierra Grande SCH DIST R-30
    FY 2022 pop. 259
    Expenditures $19.7M
    Revenue $16.7M
  69. #69
    Telluride SCH DIST R-1
    FY 2022 pop. 876
    Expenditures $19.2M
    Revenue $20.1M
  70. #70
    Buena Vista SCH DIST R-31
    FY 2022 pop. 1,051
    Expenditures $17.9M
    Revenue $20.6M
  71. #71
    Garfield SCH DIST 16
    FY 2022 pop. 1,225
    Expenditures $17.6M
    Revenue $24.9M
  72. #72
    PARK SCH DIST R-3
    FY 2022 pop. 1,058
    Expenditures $17.1M
    Revenue $18.9M
  73. #73
    Clear Creek SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 696
    Expenditures $17.0M
    Revenue $18.8M
  74. #74
    Julesburg SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 775
    Expenditures $16.6M
    Revenue $16.4M
  75. #75
    Florence SCH DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,425
    Expenditures $16.1M
    Revenue $20.3M
  76. #76
    Lamar SCH DIST R 2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,573
    Expenditures $15.9M
    Revenue $20.1M
  77. #77
    LA VETA SCH DIST R 2
    FY 2022 pop. 207
    Expenditures $15.7M
    Revenue $13.9M
  78. #78
    Bennett SCH DIST 29 J
    FY 2022 pop. 1,249
    Expenditures $15.7M
    Revenue $17.1M
  79. #79
    Manzanola SCH DIST 3 JT
    FY 2022 pop. 150
    Expenditures $14.3M
    Revenue $14.6M
  80. #80
    Wiggins SCH DIST 50 JT
    FY 2022 pop. 819
    Expenditures $14.3M
    Revenue $13.9M
  81. #81
    South Routt SCH DIST RE-3
    FY 2022 pop. 335
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $15.2M
  82. #82
    Springfield SCH DIST RE-4
    FY 2022 pop. 278
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $13.5M
  83. #83
    Ignacio SCH DIST 11 JT
    FY 2022 pop. 640
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $15.9M
  84. #84
    Meeker SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 718
    Expenditures $14.0M
    Revenue $14.8M
  85. #85
    Monte Vista SCH DIST C-8
    FY 2022 pop. 1,074
    Expenditures $14.0M
    Revenue $15.6M
  86. #86
    Ellicott SCH DIST 22
    FY 2022 pop. 1,001
    Expenditures $13.7M
    Revenue $13.5M
  87. #87
    LAS Animas SCH DIST RE-1
    FY 2022 pop. 826
    Expenditures $13.5M
    Revenue $13.8M
  88. #88
    Centennial Boces
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $13.4M
    Revenue $13.7M
  89. #89
    Rocky FORD SCH DIST R-2
    FY 2022 pop. 676
    Expenditures $13.3M
    Revenue $14.1M
  90. #90
    Center 26 J T
    FY 2022 pop. 617
    Expenditures $13.2M
    Revenue $15.8M
  91. #91
    Trinidad School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 789
    Expenditures $13.0M
    Revenue $15.4M
  92. #92
    EAST Central Boces
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $12.5M
    Revenue $12.8M
  93. #93
    Ault-highlands SCH DIST RE-9
    FY 2022 pop. 1,013
    Expenditures $12.2M
    Revenue $14.7M
  94. #94
    Pikes PEAK Boces
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $12.1M
    Revenue $12.7M
  95. #95
    Huerfano SCH DIST RE 1
    FY 2022 pop. 512
    Expenditures $11.9M
    Revenue $12.7M
  96. #96
    Holyoke SCH DIST RE 1J
    FY 2022 pop. 576
    Expenditures $11.3M
    Revenue $10.9M
  97. #97
    WRAY School District RD-2
    FY 2022 pop. 745
    Expenditures $11.2M
    Revenue $13.8M
  98. #98
    Platte Canyon SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 837
    Expenditures $11.0M
    Revenue $12.7M
  99. #99
    PARK CO SCH DIST RE-2
    FY 2022 pop. 596
    Expenditures $10.8M
    Revenue $11.9M
  100. #100
    Dolores SCH DIST RE4A
    FY 2022 pop. 726
    Expenditures $9.3M
    Revenue $9.4M