Garfield County School District 16, Colorado

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Garfield County School District 16
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,198 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Garfield County School District 16 is a school district in Colorado (Garfield County). During the 2023 school year, 1,198 students attended one of the district's five 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 Garfield County School District 16 consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Brent Baker
Keith Gronewoller
Samuel Stewart
Vincent T. Tomasulo
Kimberly Whelan

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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$2,140,000	$1,846	9%
Local:	$12,277,000	$10,593	50%
State:	$10,174,000	$8,778	41%
Total:	$24,591,000	$21,217

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$17,697,000	$15,269
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,203,000	$13,117
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,907,000	$6,822	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,378,000	$1,188	8%
Administration:	$2,846,000	$2,455	16%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$3,072,000	$2,650	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$523,000	$451
Construction:	$268,000	$231
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,474,000	$1,271

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	18		PS	6-9	PS	<50	20-24
2018-2019	15	PS	PS	6-9	PS	<50	15-19
2017-2018	11	PS	PS	6-9	PS	<50	10-14
2016-2017	15	PS	PS	6-9	PS	<50	15-19
2015-2016	15		PS	6-9	<50	<=20	19
2014-2015	17	PS	PS	10-14	<50	<=20	21
2013-2014	42	PS	>=50	25-29	21-39	40-59	50
2012-2013	38	PS	>=50	30-34	<50	21-39	41
2011-2012	37	PS	PS	25-29	<50	40-59	41
2010-2011	74	PS		65-69	60-79		79

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	23	PS	PS	15-19	PS	<50	25-29
2018-2019	25	PS	PS	15-19	PS	<50	30-34
2017-2018	20	PS	PS	10-14	PS	<50	25-29
2016-2017	16	PS	PS	10-14	PS	<50	20-24
2015-2016	19		PS	10-14	<50	<=20	22
2014-2015	25	PS	PS	15-19	<50	21-39	30
2013-2014	57	PS	>=50	45-49	40-59	60-79	63
2012-2013	58	PS	<50	50-54	>=50	40-59	62
2011-2012	58	PS	PS	45-49	>=50	40-59	64
2010-2011	85	PS		75-79	>=80		90

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	85-89			>=90	PS	PS	80-89
2018-2019	80-84		PS	80-89	PS	PS	80-89
2017-2018	85-89			>=80	PS	PS	80-89
2016-2017	75-79	PS	PS	60-79	PS	PS	80-89
2015-2016	75-79	PS	PS	60-79	PS		80-89
2014-2015	70-74	PS		60-79	PS	PS	60-69
2013-2014	75-79	PS		60-79	PS	PS	70-79
2012-2013	70-74			70-79	PS	PS	70-79
2011-2012	70-74			>=80	PS	PS	60-69
2010-2011	70-74			60-79	PS		75-79

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	1,198	-2.3
2021-2022	1,225	5.4
2020-2021	1,159	-15.7
2019-2020	1,341	6.6
2018-2019	1,253	5.8
2017-2018	1,180	0.0
2016-2017	1,180	4.4
2015-2016	1,128	8.0
2014-2015	1,038	-1.2
2013-2014	1,050	-7.2
2012-2013	1,126	-4.4
2011-2012	1,176	3.7
2010-2011	1,133	-8.5
2009-2010	1,229	-15.5
2008-2009	1,419	7.9
2007-2008	1,307	10.2
2006-2007	1,174	12.0
2005-2006	1,033	3.2
2004-2005	1,000	0.4
2003-2004	996	2.2
2002-2003	974	2.0
2001-2002	955	5.1
2000-2001	906	12.7
1999-2000	791	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Garfield County School District 16 (%)	Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.1	3.3
Black	0.3	4.6
Hispanic	42.3	35.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.3
Two or More Races	3.2	5.1
White	53.7	50.8

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Garfield County School District 16 had 75.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.97.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.25
Kindergarten:	6.88
Elementary:	33.21
Secondary:	34.67
Total:	75.01

Garfield County School District 16 employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.98 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	1.00
District Administrative Support:	11.54
School Administrators:	5.98
School Administrative Support:	9.22

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	32.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.96
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	5.22
Other Support Services:	32.64

Schools

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

The Garfield County School District 16 operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bea Underwood Elementary School	369	2-5
Bea Underwood Pre-School	50	PK-PK
Grand Valley Center For Family Learning	221	PK-1
Grand Valley High School	317	9-12
Grand Valley Middle School	241	6-8

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