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Durango School District 9-R

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Durango School District 9-R is located in southwest Colorado. Durango School District 9-R has 1,081.27 square miles of land area and 1.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Durango School District 9-R population is 38,974. Durango School District 9-R median household income is $57,522 in 2010-2014. Durango School District 9-R median house value is $359,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Durango School District 9-R is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (18 out of 154, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (22 out of 156, top 14%)* Rank: #38
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	12
Population	38,974 (2010-2014), rank #24
Population Growth	3.96% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	35.98/sq mi, rank #44
Median Household Income:	$57,522 at 2010-2014—8.41% increase since 2005-2009, rank #50
Median House Price:	$359,400 at 2010-2014—-0.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,081.27 sq mi, rank #24
Water Area:	1.88 sq mi (0.17%), rank #59
State:	Colorado
County:	La Plata County
City:	Ignacio, Durango, Hesperus, Mancos
Zip:	81137, 81303, 81326, 81301, 81328
Area:	Durango, CO

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Durango School District 9-R Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 East 12th St

Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-5411

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,670	4,590	4,559	4,688	4,699	4,858	4,820
English Language Learner Students:	155	154	131	110	106	113	86
Total Teachers:	292.20	287.64	282.37	289.52	303.71	327.80	333.00
Prekindergarten:	7.00	8.00	7.83	8.00	7.92	7.00	5.90
Kindergarten:	26.84	27.69	25.50	24.34	20.63	24.40	24.60
Elementary:	148.35	141.84	135.87	140.38	146.30	151.60	147.50
Secondary:	110.01	110.11	113.17	116.80	128.86	144.80	155.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	305.48	270.54	259.87	264.36	289.64	291.00	293.30
Instructional Aides:	68.48	50.41	48.57	53.52	52.67	58.70	60.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	17.74	15.01	12.75	10.21	11.77	5.20	3.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	15.19	15.03	15.59	15.67	23.18	21.50	19.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.84	6.55	6.00	6.50	10.70	6.50	6.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.35	8.48	9.59	9.17	12.48	12.70	13.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	2.30	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.75	9.79	9.80	9.55	10.55	9.50	10.40
Library/Media Support:	6.39	4.56	5.49	5.74	8.10	9.30	10.80
District Administrators:	15.26	12.66	10.32	8.35	12.71	12.60	12.10
District Administrative Support:	27.34	29.46	26.62	29.01	30.53	30.80	33.60
School Administrators:	19.99	18.04	15.77	15.13	17.74	18.60	19.40
School Administrative Support:	22.33	20.43	19.78	20.12	19.96	21.20	24.00
Student Support Services:	17.66	12.90	14.18	13.52	15.64	17.20	15.80
Other Support Services:	87.35	82.25	81.00	83.54	86.79	86.40	83.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.98	15.96	16.15	16.19	15.47	14.82	14.47

Schools

Animas Valley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	373 Hermosa Meadows Rd, Durango CO 81301
Durango Big Picture High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	215 East 12th St, Durango CO 81301
Durango High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2390 Main Ave, Durango CO 81301
Escalante Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	141 Baker Ln, Durango CO 81303
Florida Mesa Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	216 Hwy 172, Durango CO 81303
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11274 Hwy 140, Hesperus CO 81326
Miller Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2608 Junction St, Durango CO 81301
Needham Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2425 West Third Ave, Durango CO 81301
Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	510 East 6th Ave, Durango CO 81301
Riverview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2900 Mesa Ave, Durango CO 81301
Robert Denier Youth Services Center	Grade 5 to Grade 12	720 Turner Dr, Durango CO 81303
Sunnyside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	75 Cr 218, Durango CO 81303

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.2	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.4	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.4	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.6	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.3	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.5	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74.4	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65.7	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	80.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.0	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	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:	$50,800,000	$11,143		$52,898,000	$11,284		$55,817,000	$11,878
Federal:	$1,706,000	$374	3.4%	$3,196,000	$682	6.0%	$1,882,000	$401	3.4%
State:	$17,438,000	$3,825	34.3%	$17,697,000	$3,775	33.5%	$16,337,000	$3,477	29.3%
Local:	$31,656,000	$6,944	62.3%	$32,005,000	$6,827	60.5%	$37,598,000	$8,001	67.4%
Total Expenditures:	$44,199,000	$9,695		$42,995,000	$9,171		$46,323,000	$9,858
Total Current Expenditures:	$38,897,000	$8,532		$38,340,000	$8,178		$40,260,000	$8,568
Instructional Expenditures:	$23,541,000	$5,164	60.5%	$22,715,000	$4,845	59.2%	$23,426,000	$4,985	58.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,270,000	$937	11.0%	$4,214,000	$899	11.0%	$4,476,000	$953	11.1%
Administration:	$4,593,000	$1,007	11.8%	$5,052,000	$1,078	13.2%	$5,540,000	$1,179	13.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,493,000	$1,424	16.7%	$6,359,000	$1,356	16.6%	$6,818,000	$1,451	16.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,689,000	$370		$1,164,000	$248		$1,542,000	$328
Construction:	$488,000	$107		$352,000	$75		$419,000	$89
Total Other:	$181,000	$40		$166,000	$35		$168,000	$36
Interest on Debt:	$3,060,000	$671		$3,057,000	$652		$3,823,000	$814

Total Salary:	$24,289,000	$5,328		$23,538,000	$5,021		$24,824,000	$5,283
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,823,000	$3,471	65.1%	$15,182,000	$3,238	64.5%	$15,908,000	$3,385	64.1%
Other Salary:	$8,466,000	$1,857	34.9%	$8,356,000	$1,782	35.5%	$8,916,000	$1,897	35.9%
Total Benefit:	$7,189,000	$1,577		$6,748,000	$1,439		$6,880,000	$1,464
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,575,000	$1,004	63.6%	$4,215,000	$899	62.5%	$4,278,000	$910	62.2%
Other Benefit:	$2,614,000	$573	36.4%	$2,533,000	$540	37.5%	$2,602,000	$554	37.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.6%	40.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.0%	58.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.0%	21.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%	21.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.9%	30.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.8%	22.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.9%	3.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,531.0	$42,069.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,036.0	$32,691.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,412.0	$37,804.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,729.0	$43,421.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,179.0	$51,723.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,792.0	$52,865.0

* Durango School District 9-R was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.