Regular local school district · Dolores County
Dolores County School District RE-2J, CO: schools, enrollment and spending
Dolores County School District RE-2J runs 2 public schools with 262 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.1 students per teacher is 3.6 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 262
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 813 North Main Street, Dove Creek, CO 81324
- Phone
- (970)677-2522
- County
- Dolores County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0803420
- State district ID
- CO-0890
- Total staff (FTE)
- 49
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.1
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 (231), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $521,000
- State revenue
- $1.1 million
- Local revenue
- $2.8 million
- Total spending
- $4.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,788
- Salaries
- $2.1 million50.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 24.7%
- Local: 63.4%
Colorado overall
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 37.4%
- Local: 50.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,788
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826
Schools in Dolores County School District RE-2J
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Dove Creek Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 124 | 13.8 |
| Dove Creek High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 138 | 12.5 |
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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.