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Carbondale, CO
Public School Ratings




Carbondale 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Roaring Fork School District No. Re 1 School District details

Roaring Fork School District No. Re 1 School District
400 Sopris Avenue
Carbondale, CO 81623

5,841 Students enrolled in District

14 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Roaring Fork School District No. Re 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.7% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
39%
39%
46%
27%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Basalt Elementary School
151 East Cottonwood Drive
Basalt, CO, 81621
PK-04
Basalt High School
600 Southside Drive
Basalt, CO, 81621
09-12
Basalt Middle School
51 School Street
Basalt, CO, 81621
05-08
Bridges School
455 South 3 Rd Street
Carbondale, CO, 81623
09-12
Carbondale Community Charter School
1505 Satank Road
Carbondale, CO, 81623
KG-08
Carbondale Middle School
180 Snowmass Drive
Carbondale, CO, 81623
05-08
Crystal River Elementary School
160 Snowmass Drive
Carbondale, CO, 81623
PK-04
Glenwood Springs Elementary School
915 School Street
Glenwood Springs, CO, 81602
PK-05
Glenwood Springs High School
1521 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601
09-12
Glenwood Springs Middle School
120 Soccerfield Road
Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.9% 52.8%
Black 0.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 57.9% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.9% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 38.6% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.3% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,918 $46,250,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,128 $6,591,000 7.5%
Staff $490 $2,865,000 3.3%
General Administration $160 $936,000 1.1%
School Administration $918 $5,364,000 6.1%
Operation $1,417 $8,276,000 9.4%
Transportation $379 $2,216,000 2.5%
Other $636 $3,713,000 4.2%
Total Support $5,129 $29,961,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,994 $11,646,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $15,041 $87,857,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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