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Huerfano School District Re-1, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

Huerfano School District Re-1 runs 3 public schools with 442 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.7 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
442
Teachers (FTE)
30
Students per teacher
14.7
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
201 East Fifth Street, Walsenburg, CO 81089
County
Huerfano County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0807080
State district ID
CO-1390
Total staff (FTE)
82
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 147 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district14.7
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 (542), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.7 million
Federal revenue
$2.1 million
State revenue
$2.7 million
Local revenue
$4.0 million
Total spending
$8.1 million
Spending per pupil
$14,937
Salaries
$4.1 million50.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$780,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 24.5%
  • State: 30.4%
  • Local: 45.2%

Colorado overall

  • Federal: 11.9%
  • State: 37.4%
  • Local: 50.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,937
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in Huerfano School District Re-1

By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Gardner Valley SchoolCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 88211.7
Peakview SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 618112.1
Walsenburg Junior-Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh7 to 1217922.4

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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.