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School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat runs 3 public schools with 219 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 3.8 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
219
Teachers (FTE)
17
Students per teacher
12.9
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
219 Illinois Ave, Stratton, CO 80836
County
Kit Carson County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0806780
State district ID
CO-1480
Total staff (FTE)
36
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 219 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.9
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 (223), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$4.4 million
Federal revenue
$670,000
State revenue
$2.6 million
Local revenue
$1.2 million
Total spending
$4.2 million
Spending per pupil
$18,691
Salaries
$1.5 million36.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.1%
  • State: 57.7%
  • Local: 27.2%

Colorado overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,691
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Stratton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 510114.4
Stratton Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 85427.0
Stratton Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 126410.7

Nearby and related

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.