Regular local school district · Otero County
Fowler School District No. R4J, CO: schools, enrollment and spending
Fowler School District No. R4J runs 3 public schools with 342 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 10.1 students per teacher is 6.6 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 342
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34
- Students per teacher
- 10.1
- CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 601 W. Grant, Fowler, CO 81039
- Phone
- (719)263-4224
- County
- Otero County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0804110
- State district ID
- CO-2540
- Total staff (FTE)
- 63
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 342 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.1
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 (368), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $5.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.0 million
- State revenue
- $3.2 million
- Local revenue
- $1.2 million
- Total spending
- $4.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,147
- Salaries
- $2.5 million52.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $140,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.4%
- State: 58.8%
- Local: 21.8%
Colorado overall
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 37.4%
- Local: 50.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,147
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826
Schools in Fowler School District No. R4J
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Fowler Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 183 | 10.2 |
| Fowler High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 101 | 9.2 |
| Fowler Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 58 | 14.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Otero County
- East Otero School District No. R1 1,284 students
- Rocky Ford School District No. R2 576 students
- Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St 290 students
- Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S 209 students
- Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a 174 students
- Santa Fe Trail BOCES
- Santa Fe Trail BOCES AU
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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.