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Cheraw School District 31

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Cheraw School District 31 is located in southeast Colorado. Cheraw School District 31 has 128.76 square miles of land area and 3.85 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cheraw School District 31 population is 595. Cheraw School District 31 median household income is $54,833 in 2010-2014. Cheraw School District 31 median house value is $120,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Cheraw School District 31 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (20 out of 154, top 13%) Elementary/Middle School: (87 out of 156, bottom 44%)* Rank: #70
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	595 (2010-2014), rank #159
Population Growth	-9.57% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	4.49/sq mi, rank #110
Median Household Income:	$54,833 at 2010-2014—68.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #59
Median House Price:	$120,600 at 2010-2014—8.75% increase since 2005-2009, rank #135
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	128.76 sq mi, rank #151
Water Area:	3.85 sq mi (2.90%), rank #34
State:	Colorado
County:	Otero County
City:	Rocky Ford, La Junta, Cheraw
Zip:	81067, 81050, 81030

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Cheraw School District 31 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

110 Lakeview Ave

Cheraw CO, 81030, Otero County

Phone: 719-853-6655

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	231	222	219	219	210	208	197
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	18.89	19.12	20.71	18.79	21.12	19.80	21.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	1.64	0.83	0.63	1.22	1.45	1.20	1.20
Elementary:	9.45	10.17	10.41	9.26	9.88	9.10	8.50
Secondary:	7.80	8.12	9.67	8.31	9.79	9.50	11.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	19.50	17.34	18.33	16.76	18.66	17.70	17.80
Instructional Aides:	5.17	4.00	5.14	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.98	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.98	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.31	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.93	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	1.38	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.04	2.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	2.15	2.14	2.11	1.35	1.37	1.40	0.40
Other Support Services:	7.49	6.20	6.08	7.41	7.34	7.30	7.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.23	11.61	10.57	11.66	9.94	10.51	9.25

Schools

Cheraw Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	110 Lakeview Ave, Cheraw CO 81030
Cheraw High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	110 Lakeview Ave, Cheraw CO 81030
Cheraw Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	110 Lakeview Ave, Cheraw CO 81030

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	30
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	65
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	66
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	47
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	47
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	68
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	71
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	70
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	55
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	51
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	63
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	53
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	24	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	18	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	56
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	63
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	63
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	66
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	69
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	45
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	58
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	53
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	56
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	56
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	62
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	46
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	53
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	89	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	67
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	41
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	45
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	67
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	46
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	49
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	52
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	33
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	35
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	52
TCAP Test
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15.8	33.9
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84.2	69.6
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	51.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	48.8
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.6	64.5
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	69.4
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	58.4
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	37.6	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	34.7	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.8	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41.2	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.1	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.4	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,445,000	$11,164		$2,766,000	$12,630		$2,592,000	$12,343
Federal:	$151,000	$689	6.2%	$240,000	$1,096	8.7%	$155,000	$738	6.0%
State:	$1,974,000	$9,014	80.7%	$2,146,000	$9,799	77.6%	$2,149,000	$10,233	82.9%
Local:	$320,000	$1,461	13.1%	$380,000	$1,735	13.7%	$288,000	$1,371	11.1%
Total Expenditures:	$2,584,000	$11,799		$2,629,000	$12,005		$2,506,000	$11,933
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,285,000	$10,434		$2,161,000	$9,868		$2,285,000	$10,881
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,340,000	$6,119	58.6%	$1,308,000	$5,973	60.5%	$1,389,000	$6,614	60.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$96,000	$438	4.2%	$81,000	$370	3.7%	$103,000	$490	4.5%
Administration:	$370,000	$1,689	16.2%	$348,000	$1,589	16.1%	$359,000	$1,710	15.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$479,000	$2,187	21.0%	$424,000	$1,936	19.6%	$434,000	$2,067	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$161,000	$735		$333,000	$1,521		$78,000	$371
Construction:	$72,000	$329		$268,000	$1,224		$44,000	$210
Total Other:	$63,000	$288		$46,000	$210		$57,000	$271
Interest on Debt:	$13,000	$59		$11,000	$50		$15,000	$71

Total Salary:	$1,300,000	$5,936		$1,315,000	$6,005		$1,391,000	$6,624
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$851,000	$3,886	65.5%	$898,000	$4,100	68.3%	$912,000	$4,343	65.6%
Other Salary:	$449,000	$2,050	34.5%	$417,000	$1,904	31.7%	$479,000	$2,281	34.4%
Total Benefit:	$396,000	$1,808		$355,000	$1,621		$400,000	$1,905
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$245,000	$1,119	61.9%	$213,000	$973	60.0%	$248,000	$1,181	62.0%
Other Benefit:	$151,000	$689	38.1%	$142,000	$648	40.0%	$152,000	$724	38.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.8%	81.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA	27.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	45.5%	45.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,884.0	$34,682.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA	$37,167.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$37,026.0	$37,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Cheraw School District 31 was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.