Regular local school district · Ouray County
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a, CO: schools, enrollment and spending
Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a runs 3 public schools with 320 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.7 students per teacher is 6.0 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.Listed in NCES data as "Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 320
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 10.7
- CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1115 West Clinton Street, Ridgway, CO 81432
- Phone
- (970)626-4320
- County
- Ouray County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0806210
- State district ID
- CO-2590
- Total staff (FTE)
- 66
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 107 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.7
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 (334), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $588,000
- State revenue
- $2.5 million
- Local revenue
- $3.6 million
- Total spending
- $5.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,386
- Salaries
- $3.0 million55.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.9%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 54.2%
Colorado overall
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 37.4%
- Local: 50.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,386
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826
Schools in Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ridgway Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 149 | 13.5 |
| Ridgway High School | High | 9 to 12 | 97 | 8.1 |
| Ridgway Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 74 | 10.6 |
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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.