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Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 runs 44 public schools with 19,753 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.7 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
44
Students
19,753
Teachers (FTE)
1,260
Students per teacher
15.7
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
2115 Grand Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970)254-5100
County
Mesa County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0804350
State district ID
CO-2000
Total staff (FTE)
2,763
School counselors (FTE)
85.0About 232 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
89.0
Charter schools
3
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Students per teacher compared

This district15.7
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 (21,084), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$281.4 million
Federal revenue
$55.8 million
State revenue
$123.8 million
Local revenue
$101.8 million
Total spending
$270.7 million
Spending per pupil
$12,841
Salaries
$130.0 million48.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$158.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 19.8%
  • State: 44.0%
  • Local: 36.2%

Colorado overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,841
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

By level: 7 high, 7 middle, 27 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Appleton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543918.3
Bookcliff Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 852513.8
Broadway Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530017.6
Career Center PreschoolPrekindergartenPK53
Central High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,35217.1
Chatfield Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537117.7
Chipeta Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536415.2
Clifton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534615.0
Dos Rios Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529316.3
Dual Immersion Academy SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531022.1
Fruita Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 869017.7
Fruita Monument High SchoolHigh9 to 121,42719.5
Fruitvale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535813.3
Gateway SchoolOtherPK to 12124.0
Grand Junction High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,83220.1
Grand Mesa Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 847615.4
Grand Mesa Youth Services CenterHigh5 to 121818.0
Grand River AcademyOtherK to 1246115.4
Independence AcademyCharterElementaryPK to 849117.5
Juniper Ridge Community SchoolCharterElementaryK to 837515.0
Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528913.8
Loma Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 520715.9
Mesa Valley Community SchoolCharterHigh6 to 1217816.2
Mesa View Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537518.8
Monument Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530014.3
Mount Garfield Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 856916.7
New Emerson School at ColumbusElementaryK to 513815.3
Nisley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534616.5
Orchard Avenue Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531914.5
Orchard Mesa Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 856016.0
Palisade High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,07318.5
Pear Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542815.3
Pomona Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539515.8
R-5 High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1220712.9
Redlands Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863217.6
Rim Rock Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529215.4
Rocky Mountain Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539514.1
Scenic Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 524317.4
Shelledy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537116.1
Taylor Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531017.2
Thunder Mountain Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543216.6
Tope Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537019.5
West Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 846816.7
Wingate Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536315.8

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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.