School Rating Information
Florence Educational Rating
This town is served by
two school districts:
CANON CITY RE-1 School District
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
Better than:
of CO school
districts |
47.8%
|
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
|
7 |
Better than:
of US school
districts |
62.0%
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 17 |
| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
87%
|
85%
|
91%
|
88%
|
82%
|
81%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN
READING |
PROFICIENT IN
MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
CANON CITY HIGH SCHOOL
1313 COLLEGE, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-5870
|
09-12 |
CANON CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1215 MAIN STEEET, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-5740
|
07-08 |
GARDEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
201 NORTH SIXTH STREET, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-6150
|
09-12 |
HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
485 NORTH COTTONWOOD, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-5970
|
KG-06 |
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
420 MYRTLE AVENUE, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-5830
|
KG-06 |
MADISON EXPLORATORY SCHOOL
202 EAST DOUGLAS, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-6140
|
01-06 |
MC KINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1240 MC KINLEY, CANON CITY, CO 81212
(719) 276-6010
|
KG-06 |
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School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
88.8 |
62.5 |
| BLACK (%) |
0.9 |
6.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
7.9 |
27.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
1.3 |
3.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
39.9 |
33.1 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,139
|
$16,640,000
|
32.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$294
|
$1,183,000
|
2.3 |
| STAFF |
$250
|
$1,005,000
|
2.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$91
|
$364,000
|
0.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$421
|
$1,693,000
|
3.3 |
| OPERATION |
$731
|
$2,938,000
|
5.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$137
|
$551,000
|
1.1 |
| OTHER |
$788
|
$3,169,000
|
6.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,712
|
$10,903,000
|
21.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,834
|
$23,454,000
|
46.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$12,686
|
$50,997,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Florence EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Florence WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
8.9 |
| CHILDREN IN Florence LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
18.8 |
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FLORENCE RE-2 School District
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
4 |
Better than:
of CO school
districts |
31.1%
|
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
|
6 |
Better than:
of US school
districts |
51.6%
|
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
84%
|
85%
|
86%
|
88%
|
81%
|
81%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN
READING |
PROFICIENT IN
MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL
215 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE, FLORENCE, CO 81226
(719) 784-6414
|
09-12 |
FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 WEST 5TH STREET, FLORENCE, CO 81226
(719) 784-6303
|
KG-04 |
FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL
500 WEST 5TH STREET, FLORENCE, CO 81226
(719) 784-4856
|
05-08 |
PENROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
100 ILLINOIS, PENROSE, CO 81240
(719) 372-6777
|
KG-05 |
PENROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL
100 ILLINOIS, PENROSE, CO 81240
(719) 372-6777
|
06-08 |
School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
84.8 |
62.5 |
| BLACK (%) |
1.3 |
6.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
12.0 |
27.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
0.8 |
3.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
42.1 |
33.1 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,066
|
$7,193,000
|
28.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$248
|
$439,000
|
1.8 |
| STAFF |
$214
|
$379,000
|
1.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$191
|
$337,000
|
1.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$375
|
$663,000
|
2.6 |
| OPERATION |
$1,119
|
$1,979,000
|
7.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$337
|
$596,000
|
2.4 |
| OTHER |
$406
|
$719,000
|
2.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,890
|
$5,112,000
|
20.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$7,142
|
$12,634,000
|
50.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$14,098
|
$24,939,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Florence EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Florence WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
8.9 |
| CHILDREN IN Florence LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
18.8 |
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About Florence
Florence is
a somewhat small town
located in the state of
Colorado.
With a population of
9,265 people
and
just one neighborhood,
Florence is the
48th
largest community in
Colorado.
Florence
has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II
architecture, making it one of the older and more
historic
towns
in the country.
Florence
is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar,
instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs.
Overall, Florence is
a town of
service providers, sales and office workers,
and construction workers and builders.
There are especially a lot of
people living in Florence who work
in office and administrative support jobs (12.78%),
sales jobs (7.73%),
and management occupations (6.49%).
As is often the case in a small town,
Florence doesn't have a public
transportation system that people use for their commute.
Florence Information and Demographics
The citizens of Florence
have a very low rate of college education: just
8.73%
of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared
to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.
The per capita income in Florence
in 2000 was $16,308,
0%
265.04%