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Rifle Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Garfield School District No. Re 2 School District details

Garfield School District No. Re 2 School District
839 Whiteriver Ave
Rifle, CO 81650

4,613 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Garfield School District No. Re 2 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.3% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
39%
50%
21%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cactus Valley Elementary School
222 Grand Avenue
Silt, CO, 81652
PK-05
Coal Ridge High School
35947 Highway 6
New Castle, CO, 81647
09-12
Elk Creek Elementary School
804 West Main Street
New Castle, CO, 81647
PK-05
Graham Mesa Elementary School
1575 Farmstead Parkway
Rifle, CO, 81650
PK-05
Highland Elementary School
1500 East 7 Th Street
Rifle, CO, 81650
PK-05
Kathryn Senor Elementary School
101 Alder Avenue
New Castle, CO, 81647
PK-05
Rifle High School
1350 Prefontaine Ave
Rifle, CO, 81650
09-12
Rifle Middle School
753 Railroad
Rifle, CO, 81650
06-08
Riverside School
215 Alder Avenue
New Castle, CO, 81647
06-08
Wamsley Elementary School
225 East 30 Th Street
Rifle, CO, 81650
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.7% 54.4%
Black 0.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 54.5% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.1% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 36.1% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 6.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,033 $28,970,466 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $504 $2,420,208 4.3%
Staff $561 $2,693,922 4.8%
General Administration $169 $811,538 1.4%
School Administration $769 $3,692,738 6.6%
Operation $1,186 $5,695,172 10.1%
Transportation $362 $1,738,324 3.1%
Other $768 $3,687,936 6.6%
Total Support $4,320 $20,744,640 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,340 $6,434,680 11.5%
Total Expenditures $11,692 $56,144,984 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%