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Weld County School District RE-8, Colorado

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Weld County School District RE-8
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,497 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Weld County School District RE-8 is a school district in Colorado (Broomfield and Weld counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,497 students attended one of the district's six 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 Weld County School District RE-8 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Thomas Holton20232027
Jessica Spindle20232027
Matt Bovee20212027
Gene Matsutani20242025
Cristian González20212025
Matthew Adame20172025
Michelle Bettger20172025

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: $5,363,000 $2,161 13%
Local: $25,640,000 $10,330 61%
State: $11,249,000 $4,532 27%
Total: $42,252,000 $17,023
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $35,740,000 $14,399
Total Current Expenditures: $31,705,000 $12,773
Instructional Expenditures: $16,885,000 $6,802 47%
Student and Staff Support: $3,274,000 $1,319 9%
Administration: $5,151,000 $2,075 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,395,000 $2,576 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $558,000 $224
Construction: $424,000 $170
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $19,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $2,224,000 $896


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 17 PS PS 10 PS <50 30-34
2018-2019 23 >=50 >=50 18 >=50 <50 35-39
2017-2018 22 >=50 >=50 17 <50 21-39 35-39
2016-2017 25 >=50 PS 21 <50 <50 35-39
2015-2016 28 >=50 PS 24 <50 <50 35-39
2014-2015 21 >=50 PS 18 <50 <50 30-34
2013-2014 46 >=50 PS 43 PS >=50 54
2012-2013 46 >=50 PS 42 <50 >=50 57
2011-2012 42 >=50 <50 37 PS >=50 56
2010-2011 75 >=50 >=50 70 PS 85

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 17 PS >=50 35-39
2018-2019 29 >=50 >=50 23 >=50 <50 45-49
2017-2018 26 >=50 >=50 20 <50 40-59 40-44
2016-2017 25 >=50 PS 20 <50 <50 35-39
2015-2016 21 >=50 PS 17 <50 <50 30-34
2014-2015 22 >=50 PS 18 <50 <50 30-34
2013-2014 52 >=50 PS 47 PS >=50 65
2012-2013 53 >=50 PS 47 <50 >=50 70
2011-2012 51 >=50 >=50 43 PS >=50 67
2010-2011 83 >=50 >=50 80 PS 88

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 PS PS 90-94 PS 80-89
2018-2019 85-89 85-89 PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 70-74 PS 75-79 PS 60-69
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS 70-74 PS 60-69
2015-2016 70-74 PS 70-74 PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84 PS 80-89
2013-2014 75-79 PS 80-84 PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 75-79 PS 70-74 PS 80-89
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS 70-74 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.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,497 -1.0
2022-2023 2,522 1.6
2021-2022 2,482 9.9
2020-2021 2,236 -9.7
2019-2020 2,452 -2.3
2018-2019 2,509 3.2
2017-2018 2,428 1.6
2016-2017 2,388 1.4
2015-2016 2,354 0.9
2014-2015 2,333 -3.5
2013-2014 2,415 0.2
2012-2013 2,411 -2.4
2011-2012 2,470 2.7
2010-2011 2,403 -0.8
2009-2010 2,423 -0.2
2008-2009 2,428 -0.2
2007-2008 2,433 -3.0
2006-2007 2,506 -1.0
2005-2006 2,531 -1.3
2004-2005 2,565 -0.8
2003-2004 2,586 -1.4
2002-2003 2,622 -1.9
2001-2002 2,673 -0.4
2000-2001 2,684 1.6
1999-2000 2,642 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Weld County School District RE-8 (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 3.3
Black 0.5 4.6
Hispanic 71.3 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.3
Two or More Races 1.2 5.3
White 25.2 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, Weld County School District RE-8 had 140.27 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 10.57
Elementary: 68.26
Secondary: 60.44
Total: 140.27

Weld County School District RE-8 employed 6.76 district administrators and 9.66 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.76
District Administrative Support: 12.90
School Administrators: 9.66
School Administrative Support: 11.33
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 61.97
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.32
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.12
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.02
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 4.07
Student Support Services: 28.23
Other Support Services: 38.08


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 Weld County School District RE-8 operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fort Lupton High School7579-12
Fort Lupton Middle School4486-8
Kenneth Homyak Pk-8301PK-8
Leo William Butler Elementary School371PK-5
Little Trappers Preschool175PK-PK
Twombly Elementary School445PK-5

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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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