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Buffalo School District RE-4, Colorado

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Buffalo School District RE-4
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 322 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Buffalo School District RE-4 is a school district in Colorado (Logan, Morgan, and Washington counties). During the 2024 school year, 322 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Buffalo School District RE-4 consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jason AdamsonDistrict C
Kassidy AdamsonDistrict B
Ann BartonDistrict E
Mike KirschbaumDistrict A
Linda ThorpeDistrict D

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $390,000 $1,279 7%
Local: $1,878,000 $6,157 35%
State: $3,115,000 $10,213 58%
Total: $5,383,000 $17,649
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,917,000 $16,121
Total Current Expenditures: $4,720,000 $15,475
Instructional Expenditures: $2,578,000 $8,452 52%
Student and Staff Support: $512,000 $1,678 10%
Administration: $830,000 $2,721 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $800,000 $2,622 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,000 $59
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $30,000 $98


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30-39 PS PS PS 30-39
2018-2019 20-29 PS PS 20-29
2017-2018 11-19 PS <50 PS PS 11-19
2016-2017 40-59 PS PS 21-39
2015-2016 <=20 PS <50
2014-2015 40-59 PS PS PS 40-59
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 60-64 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 60-64 PS PS 21-39 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=50 >=80 90-94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50-59 PS PS PS 50-59
2018-2019 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2017-2018 20-29 PS <50 PS PS 30-39
2016-2017 21-39 PS PS 21-39
2015-2016 21-39 PS <50
2014-2015 21-39 PS PS PS 21-39
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=50 >=80 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2014-2015 60-79 PS PS 60-79
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 60-79 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 322 2.5
2022-2023 314 2.9
2021-2022 305 -1.0
2020-2021 308 1.9
2019-2020 302 -0.3
2018-2019 303 0.7
2017-2018 301 -1.7
2016-2017 306 -1.0
2015-2016 309 -1.9
2014-2015 315 -1.0
2013-2014 318 -0.3
2012-2013 319 3.1
2011-2012 309 -0.6
2010-2011 311 1.6
2009-2010 306 3.9
2008-2009 294 -9.2
2007-2008 321 7.5
2006-2007 297 -1.7
2005-2006 302 -1.3
2004-2005 306 -1.0
2003-2004 309 2.6
2002-2003 301 -0.3
2001-2002 302 0.7
2000-2001 300 5.3
1999-2000 284 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Buffalo School District RE-4 (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 3.3
Black 0.6 4.6
Hispanic 11.2 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 1.2 5.3
White 86.7 49.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Buffalo School District RE-4 had 23.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.66.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.57
Elementary: 9.08
Secondary: 12.92
Total: 23.57

Buffalo School District RE-4 employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.29
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.55
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 0.50
Other Support Services: 3.44


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Buffalo School District RE-4 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Merino Elementary School164KG-6
Merino Junior Senior High School1587-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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