Regular local school district · Elbert County
Big Sandy School District No. 100J, CO: schools, enrollment and spending
Big Sandy School District No. 100J runs 3 public schools with 329 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.6 students per teacher is 6.1 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 329
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 18091 Cr 125, Simla, CO 80835
- Phone
- (719)541-2292
- County
- Elbert County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0806600
- State district ID
- CO-0940
- Total staff (FTE)
- 60
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 329 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.6
Colorado16.7
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (298), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $736,000
- State revenue
- $2.9 million
- Local revenue
- $2.5 million
- Total spending
- $4.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,379
- Salaries
- $2.3 million47.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 47.1%
- Local: 40.7%
Colorado overall
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 37.4%
- Local: 50.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,379
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826
Schools in Big Sandy School District No. 100J
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Simla Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 165 | 11.0 |
| Simla High School | High | 9 to 12 | 101 | 11.2 |
| Simla Junior High School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 63 | 10.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Elbert County
- Elizabeth School District 2,282 students
- School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of 292 students
- Elbert School District No. 200 277 students
- Agate School District No. 300 85 students
- Elizabeth School District AU
More in Colorado
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.