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Woodland Park School District RE-2
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,903 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Woodland Park School District RE-2 is a school district in Colorado (Teller County). During the 2024 school year, 1,903 students attended one of the district's six 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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Woodland Park School District Re-2, District A

General election

General election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District A

Incumbent Mick Bates defeated Seth Bryant in the general election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District A on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mick Bates
Mick Bates (Nonpartisan)
 
50.3
 
4,642
Image of Seth Bryant
Seth Bryant (Nonpartisan)
 
49.7
 
4,586

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 9,228
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Woodland Park School District Re-2, District C

General election

General election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District C

Keegan Barkley defeated incumbent Dave Illingworth in the general election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District C on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Keegan Barkley
Keegan Barkley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.2
 
4,714
Image of Dave Illingworth
Dave Illingworth (Nonpartisan)
 
48.8
 
4,492

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Total votes: 9,206
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Woodland Park School District Re-2, District D

General election

General election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District D

Incumbent Cassie Kimbrell defeated Mike Knott in the general election for Woodland Park School District Re-2, District D on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cassie Kimbrell
Cassie Kimbrell (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
4,646
Image of Mike Knott
Mike Knott (Nonpartisan)
 
49.6
 
4,569

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Total votes: 9,215
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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 Woodland Park School District RE-2 consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mick Bates2027
Keegan Barkley20232027
Cassie Kimbrell2025
Suzanne Patterson2025
David Rusterholtz2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Woodland Park School District RE-2
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Colorado House of Representatives District 60Stephanie LuckRepublican Party 100% 9%

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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: $3,008,000 $1,667 10%
Local: $14,812,000 $8,211 49%
State: $12,396,000 $6,871 41%
Total: $30,216,000 $16,749
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $27,707,000 $15,358
Total Current Expenditures: $25,910,000 $14,362
Instructional Expenditures: $13,617,000 $7,548 49%
Student and Staff Support: $3,797,000 $2,104 14%
Administration: $3,997,000 $2,215 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,499,000 $2,493 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,393,000 $772
Construction: $612,000 $339
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $16,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $333,000 $184

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 28 <50 PS 20-24 21-39 28
2018-2019 31 PS <50 25-29 <50 20-29 32
2017-2018 32 <50 <50 15-19 PS 30-39 34
2016-2017 29 <50 <50 25-29 PS 30-39 30
2015-2016 29 <50 <50 20-24 PS 20-29 30
2014-2015 26 <50 <50 10-14 <50 20-29 28
2013-2014 55 >=50 >=50 40-44 >=50 50-59 57
2012-2013 56 >=50 PS 45-49 >=50 60-64 56
2011-2012 58 >=50 PS 45-49 <50 55-59 59
2010-2011 86 >=80 >=50 80-84 >=50 86

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 47 PS PS 40-49 21-39 48
2018-2019 49 PS <50 45-49 <50 50-59 49
2017-2018 48 >=50 <50 40-44 PS 40-49 50
2016-2017 44 <50 <50 35-39 PS 40-49 45
2015-2016 48 <50 <50 40-44 PS 40-49 49
2014-2015 43 <50 <50 30-34 <50 40-49 45
2013-2014 73 <50 >=50 65-69 >=50 70-74 74
2012-2013 75 >=50 PS 70-74 >=50 80-84 75
2011-2012 78 >=50 PS 70-74 >=50 80-84 78
2010-2011 94 >=80 >=50 90-94 >=50 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 80-84 PS PS 60-79 >=50 80-84
2018-2019 80-84 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2017-2018 85 PS >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 77 PS 60-79 PS >=50 75-79
2015-2016 80 PS 60-79 >=50 80-84
2014-2015 79 PS >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2013-2014 76 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79 75-79
2012-2013 80 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 80-84
2011-2012 86 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 85 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89

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 1,903 -5.6
2022-2023 2,010 10.2
2021-2022 1,804 -13.9
2020-2021 2,055 -11.1
2019-2020 2,284 -4.2
2018-2019 2,380 -5.1
2017-2018 2,502 0.9
2016-2017 2,480 -0.7
2015-2016 2,498 0.1
2014-2015 2,495 -3.6
2013-2014 2,586 -1.2
2012-2013 2,617 -5.2
2011-2012 2,753 0.0
2010-2011 2,752 -1.6
2009-2010 2,797 -3.1
2008-2009 2,883 -3.7
2007-2008 2,989 0.0
2006-2007 2,988 -1.6
2005-2006 3,035 -2.2
2004-2005 3,101 -0.5
2003-2004 3,116 -5.1
2002-2003 3,276 -2.6
2001-2002 3,360 0.2
2000-2001 3,353 2.7
1999-2000 3,262 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Woodland Park School District RE-2 (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 3.3
Black 0.6 4.6
Hispanic 12.5 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.3
Two or More Races 6.3 5.3
White 79.1 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, Woodland Park School District RE-2 had 135.96 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.09
Kindergarten: 11.75
Elementary: 62.83
Secondary: 59.29
Total: 135.96

Woodland Park School District RE-2 employed 6.04 district administrators and 7.09 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.04
District Administrative Support: 15.78
School Administrators: 7.09
School Administrative Support: 17.83
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 71.42
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.35
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.76
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.96
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.22
Library/Media Support: 0.52
Student Support Services: 20.18
Other Support Services: 26.12

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 Woodland Park School District RE-2 operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Columbine Elementary School273PK-6
Gateway Elementary School207PK-6
Merit Academy363KG-10
Summit Elementary School274PK-6
Woodland Park High School5329-12
Woodland Park Middle School2547-8

School board meetings

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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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