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Garfield County School District 16

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Garfield County School District 16 is located in west Colorado. Garfield County School District 16 has 306.32 square miles of land area and 1.28 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Garfield County School District 16 population is 6,409. Garfield County School District 16 median household income is $60,179 in 2010-2014. Garfield County School District 16 median house value is $229,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Garfield County School District 16 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (112 out of 154, bottom 27%) Elementary/Middle School: (144 out of 156, bottom 8%)* Rank: #152
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	6,409 (2010-2014), rank #70
Population Growth	3.54% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.84/sq mi, rank #63
Median Household Income:	$60,179 at 2010-2014—17.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #41
Median House Price:	$229,500 at 2010-2014—1.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #56
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	306.32 sq mi, rank #120
Water Area:	1.28 sq mi (0.42%), rank #79
State:	Colorado
County:	Garfield County
City:	Parachute, Rifle, Battlement Mesa
Zip:	81635, 81650

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Garfield County School District 16 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

0460 Stone Quarry Rd

Parachute CO, 81635, Garfield County

Phone: 970-285-5701

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,050	1,126	1,176	1,133	1,229	1,419	1,307
English Language Learner Students:	175	175	186	157	186	226	179
Total Teachers:	58.99	69.99	66.30	66.00	86.50	85.30	74.40
Prekindergarten:	0.33	1.33	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Kindergarten:	4.33	4.33	3.50	3.50	4.50	4.50	3.50
Elementary:	23.83	29.00	28.50	31.00	39.17	38.50	32.60
Secondary:	30.50	35.33	33.80	31.00	42.33	41.80	37.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	74.54	90.55	90.63	90.24	98.51	95.50	85.20
Instructional Aides:	15.78	27.50	28.43	26.89	27.63	31.50	27.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.96	1.88	2.88	4.00	3.43	3.00	2.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.92	0.92	2.04	1.47	0.90	0.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.96	0.96	1.96	1.96	1.96	2.10	1.50
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:	1.26	3.25	3.50	4.00	5.31	3.90	4.40
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	8.48	8.42	8.42	8.36	9.36	7.40	6.40
School Administrators:	5.56	4.56	5.56	5.47	6.34	6.20	5.50
School Administrative Support:	7.75	8.14	9.25	8.26	9.74	10.50	9.10
Student Support Services:	2.34	4.50	4.12	2.35	2.29	2.60	1.80
Other Support Services:	29.41	29.30	27.47	28.91	32.41	28.40	26.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.80	16.09	17.74	17.17	14.21	16.64	17.57

Schools

Bea Underwood Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 5	0741 Tamarisk Trail, Parachute CO 81635
Grand Valley Center For Family Learning	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	100 East Second St, Parachute CO 81635
Grand Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	800 Cardinal Way, Parachute CO 81635
Grand Valley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	0364 Siprelle Dr, Parachute CO 81635

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	23	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	22	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	21	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	26	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	16	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	21	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	25	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	28	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	24	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	30	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	27	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	25	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	23	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	21	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	20	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14.5	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47.3	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.7	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.8	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34.8	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.4	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	25.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	9.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	25	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	22.9	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25.6	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24.0	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.0	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41.1	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.6	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	27.1	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	32.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	28.9	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32.8	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38.8	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20.1	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73.2	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47.9	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:	$16,464,000	$14,000		$17,103,000	$15,095		$18,258,000	$14,856
Federal:	$689,000	$586	4.2%	$1,001,000	$883	5.9%	$475,000	$386	2.6%
State:	$4,632,000	$3,939	28.1%	$5,405,000	$4,771	31.6%	$4,418,000	$3,595	24.2%
Local:	$11,143,000	$9,475	67.7%	$10,697,000	$9,441	62.5%	$13,365,000	$10,875	73.2%
Total Expenditures:	$13,047,000	$11,094		$12,937,000	$11,418		$15,765,000	$12,828
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,399,000	$8,843		$10,649,000	$9,399		$11,831,000	$9,627
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,046,000	$4,291	48.5%	$5,352,000	$4,724	50.3%	$6,328,000	$5,149	53.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$691,000	$588	6.6%	$671,000	$592	6.3%	$534,000	$434	4.5%
Administration:	$2,342,000	$1,991	22.5%	$2,287,000	$2,019	21.5%	$2,520,000	$2,050	21.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,320,000	$1,973	22.3%	$2,339,000	$2,064	22.0%	$2,449,000	$1,993	20.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$813,000	$691		$531,000	$469		$1,779,000	$1,448
Construction:	$542,000	$461		$256,000	$226		$924,000	$752
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,613,000	$1,372		$1,706,000	$1,506		$2,050,000	$1,668

Total Salary:	$6,331,000	$5,384		$6,451,000	$5,694		$7,575,000	$6,164
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,684,000	$3,133	58.2%	$3,760,000	$3,319	58.3%	$4,615,000	$3,755	60.9%
Other Salary:	$2,647,000	$2,251	41.8%	$2,691,000	$2,375	41.7%	$2,960,000	$2,408	39.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,608,000	$1,367		$1,621,000	$1,431		$1,828,000	$1,487
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$950,000	$808	59.1%	$1,004,000	$886	61.9%	$1,146,000	$932	62.7%
Other Benefit:	$658,000	$560	40.9%	$617,000	$545	38.1%	$682,000	$555	37.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.5%	68.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.5%	31.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.4%	35.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	30.6%	18.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.2%	28.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.5%	15.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$41,245.0	$40,768.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,290.0	$33,253.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,232.0	$40,906.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,317.0	$44,336.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,861.0	$49,464.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Garfield County School District 16 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.