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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 955 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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North Conejos School District RE-1J is a school district in Colorado (Alamosa and Conejos counties). During the 2024 school year, 955 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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Elections

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Colorado are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-104

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: August 29, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Colorado are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S 22-30-104

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Colorado are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Colorado Statute Section 1-4-803(4) states, "A candidate for the office of school director shall not run as a candidate of any political party for that school directorship."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S 22-30-104 and 1-4-803

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 1-4-104

Term length and staggering

School board members have four-year terms unless a school board passes a resolution to extend the terms to six years.

Any school district coterminous with a city and county (Denver Public Schools) have four-year board member terms. As of 2022, Denver Public Schools was the only school district coterminous with a city and county.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-105

Colorado school districts have staggered elections with as close to half of their board members as possible elected every two years to four-year terms. The board of education can extend or reduce for two years the terms of one or more board members as necessary to achieve staggered elections with as close to the same number of seats up for election as possible every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-105

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

Except for districts coterminous with a city and county (Denver as of 2022), school board members are elected at large by default. They can be elected from residence area restriction sub-districts or through a combination of at-large and residence area restriction sub-districts if the school district passes a resolution to change district representation. Regardless of whether the district elects some or all board members from certain residence areas (sub-districts), all voters vote in each school board race up for election. As of 2022, 73% of the school districts in the state elected their school board members at large, while 21% elected their members from sub-districts, and the remaining 6% elected their members through a combination of both.

School districts coterminous with a city and county must have a seven-member board of education with one member elected from each of five director districts and two members elected from the district at large. As of 2022, Denver Public Schools was the only district coterminous with a city and county.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-109 and C.R.S. 22-31-131

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline is sixty-seven days before the election date.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-107

School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens ninety days before the election, which is 23 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-107

Newly elected school board members are sworn into office no later than ten days after election results are certified.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: C.R.S. 22-31-125

 


About the district

School board

The North Conejos School District RE-1J consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jimmy Lopez
Tyler Buhr20232027
Jacob Cary20232027
Kristin McCarroll20232027
Kimberly Baroz20242025
Nathan Coombs20212025

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Overlapping state house districts

North Conejos School District RE-1J
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Colorado House of Representatives District 62Matthew MartinezDemocratic Party 100% 7%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $2,401,000 $2,389 9%
Local: $2,174,000 $2,163 8%
State: $21,870,000 $21,761 83%
Total: $26,445,000 $26,313
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,124,000 $24,999
Total Current Expenditures: $10,653,000 $10,600
Instructional Expenditures: $6,277,000 $6,245 25%
Student and Staff Support: $669,000 $665 3%
Administration: $2,075,000 $2,064 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,632,000 $1,623 6%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,246,000 $14,175
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 (%)
2021-2022 31 PS PS 20-24 PS PS 40-44
2020-2021 32 PS PS 20-24 PS 40-44
2018-2019 36 PS 25-29 PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 35 PS PS 25-29 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 35 <50 25-29 PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 35 <50 25-29 PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 27 PS 19 PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 53 PS PS 41 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 51 PS PS 37 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 58 PS PS 49 PS >=50 70-74
2010-2011 85 PS PS 82 PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 50 PS PS 40-44 PS PS 60-64
2020-2021 46 PS PS 30-34 PS 60-64
2018-2019 54 PS 40-44 PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 52 PS PS 45-49 PS PS 60-64
2016-2017 49 <50 40-44 PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 44 <50 35-39 PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 37 PS 27 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 68 PS PS 58 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 68 PS PS 57 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 77 PS PS 69 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 93 PS PS 91 PS >=95

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 (%)
2021-2022 85-89 PS PS 70-79 PS >=90
2020-2021 90-94 >=90 >=90
2019-2020 85-89 PS 80-89 >=90
2018-2019 85-89 PS 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 80-84 70-79 PS >=90
2016-2017 85-89 80-89 >=80
2015-2016 85-89 80-89 PS >=80
2014-2015 80-84 70-79 PS >=80
2013-2014 85-89 70-79 PS >=80
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 90-94 PS 80-89 PS >=90
2010-2011 90-94 80-89 >=90

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 955 -3.5
2022-2023 988 -1.7
2021-2022 1,005 1.4
2020-2021 991 -7.7
2019-2020 1,067 3.9
2018-2019 1,025 -0.3
2017-2018 1,028 6.3
2016-2017 963 -1.5
2015-2016 977 1.3
2014-2015 964 -4.3
2013-2014 1,005 -2.8
2012-2013 1,033 4.0
2011-2012 992 -3.8
2010-2011 1,030 -2.0
2009-2010 1,051 -2.3
2008-2009 1,075 -5.1
2007-2008 1,130 -6.6
2006-2007 1,205 0.7
2005-2006 1,196 -1.0
2004-2005 1,208 0.9
2003-2004 1,197 -2.0
2002-2003 1,221 3.0
2001-2002 1,184 -0.5
2000-2001 1,190 1.8
1999-2000 1,168 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE North Conejos School District RE-1J (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 3.3
Black 0.5 4.6
Hispanic 51.3 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 0.4 5.3
White 46.8 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, North Conejos School District RE-1J had 73.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.91.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.35
Kindergarten: 3.70
Elementary: 34.60
Secondary: 35.33
Total: 73.98

North Conejos School District RE-1J employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.53 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: 5.48
School Administrators: 5.53
School Administrative Support: 4.25
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 11.92
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.06
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.06
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 4.00
Student Support Services: 0.54
Other Support Services: 20.12

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 North Conejos School District RE-1J operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Centauri High School3039-12
Centauri Middle School2406-8
La Jara Elementary School191PK-5
Manassa Elementary School187KG-5
North Conejos Alternative Program34KG-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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