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Cotopaxi School District RE-3

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Cotopaxi School District RE-3 is located close to the center of Colorado. Cotopaxi School District RE-3 has 511.40 square miles of land area and 0.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cotopaxi School District RE-3 population is 3,025. Cotopaxi School District RE-3 median household income is $39,289 in 2010-2014. Cotopaxi School District RE-3 median house value is $187,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Cotopaxi School District RE-3 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (80 out of 154, bottom 48%) Elementary/Middle School: (55 out of 156, top 35%)* Rank: #90
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,025 (2010-2014), rank #98
Population Growth	20.37% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	5.92/sq mi, rank #105
Median Household Income:	$39,289 at 2010-2014—2.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #146
Median House Price:	$187,900 at 2010-2014—-3.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #80
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	511.40 sq mi, rank #76
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.00%), rank #172
State:	Colorado
County:	Fremont County
City:	Cotopaxi, Coaldale, Canon City, Howard, Hillside
Zip:	81223, 81222, 81212, 81233, 81232
Area:	Canon City, CO

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Cotopaxi School District RE-3 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

0345 County Rd 12

Cotopaxi CO, 81223, Fremont County

Phone: 303-866-6600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	211	220	205	222	224	235	273
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	17.94	18.17	19.05	19.69	21.57	22.50	22.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	1.07	1.18	1.22	1.39	1.45	1.60	1.20
Elementary:	7.46	7.22	8.02	8.08	8.41	8.80	9.80
Secondary:	9.41	9.77	9.81	10.22	11.71	12.10	11.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	24.04	21.62	23.60	26.57	26.45	26.90	27.90
Instructional Aides:	8.96	6.93	6.66	6.55	6.53	5.60	5.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.00	0.00	1.00	NA
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:	0.00	0.00	0.15	0.25	0.24	0.80	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.88	2.00	2.30	2.00
School Administrators:	1.38	1.00	1.00	2.02	2.00	2.00	1.90
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.12	1.00	0.80	NA
Student Support Services:	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.60	0.80
Other Support Services:	9.46	10.45	11.55	13.13	13.06	12.80	13.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.76	12.11	10.76	11.27	10.38	10.44	12.03

Schools

Cotopaxi Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 5	345 County Rd 12, Cotopaxi CO 81223
Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School		Grade 6 to Grade 12	345 County Rd 12, Cotopaxi CO 81223

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	70
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	50
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	73
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	49
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	65
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	37
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	60
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	61
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	95	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	59
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	21	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	46
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	65
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	58
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	16	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	50
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	94	64
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	39
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	67
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	49
TCAP Test
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	72.3
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.1	73.3
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	18.2	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.4	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.0	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.5	57.2
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.3	62.0
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.0	72.9
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,639,000	$12,873		$2,917,000	$13,140		$3,125,000	$13,951
Federal:	$167,000	$815	6.3%	$343,000	$1,545	11.8%	$248,000	$1,107	7.9%
State:	$817,000	$3,985	31.0%	$867,000	$3,905	29.7%	$1,103,000	$4,924	35.3%
Local:	$1,655,000	$8,073	62.7%	$1,707,000	$7,689	58.5%	$1,774,000	$7,920	56.8%
Total Expenditures:	$2,531,000	$12,346		$2,908,000	$13,099		$2,907,000	$12,978
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,468,000	$12,039		$2,827,000	$12,734		$2,760,000	$12,321
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,292,000	$6,302	52.4%	$1,583,000	$7,131	56.0%	$1,440,000	$6,429	52.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$55,000	$268	2.2%	$81,000	$365	2.9%	$80,000	$357	2.9%
Administration:	$376,000	$1,834	15.2%	$386,000	$1,739	13.7%	$403,000	$1,799	14.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$745,000	$3,634	30.2%	$777,000	$3,500	27.5%	$837,000	$3,737	30.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,000	$29		$47,000	$212		$107,000	$478
Construction:	$0	$0		$13,000	$59		$40,000	$179
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$27,000	$132		$31,000	$140		$36,000	$161

Total Salary:	$1,515,000	$7,390		$1,610,000	$7,252		$1,737,000	$7,754
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$975,000	$4,756	64.4%	$1,008,000	$4,541	62.6%	$1,086,000	$4,848	62.5%
Other Salary:	$540,000	$2,634	35.6%	$602,000	$2,712	37.4%	$651,000	$2,906	37.5%
Total Benefit:	$431,000	$2,102		$642,000	$2,892		$382,000	$1,705
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$242,000	$1,180	56.1%	$458,000	$2,063	71.3%	$224,000	$1,000	58.6%
Other Benefit:	$189,000	$922	43.9%	$184,000	$829	28.7%	$158,000	$705	41.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.9%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.1%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	20.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	28.6%	30.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	42.9%	25.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.3%	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$35,032.0	$33,465.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$27,725.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,332.0	$31,400.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$35,541.0	$35,000.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$35,096.0	$39,475.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Cotopaxi School District RE-3 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.