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Platte Canyon School District 1

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Platte Canyon School District 1 is located close to the center of Colorado. Platte Canyon School District 1 has 314.63 square miles of land area and 0.44 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Platte Canyon School District 1 population is 9,526. Platte Canyon School District 1 median household income is $66,869 in 2010-2014. Platte Canyon School District 1 median house value is $246,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Platte Canyon School District 1 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (12 out of 154, top 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (9 out of 156, top 6%)* Rank: #32
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	9,526 (2010-2014), rank #59
Population Growth	-13.78% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	30.23/sq mi, rank #51
Median Household Income:	$66,869 at 2010-2014—-0.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Median House Price:	$246,800 at 2010-2014—-3.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #40
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	314.63 sq mi, rank #119
Water Area:	0.44 sq mi (0.14%), rank #112
State:	Colorado
County:	Park County
City:	Grant, Bailey, Shawnee, Pine
Zip:	80448, 80421, 80475, 80470
Area:	Denver-Aurora, CO

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Platte Canyon School District 1 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

57393 Us Hwy 285

Bailey CO, 80421, Park County

Phone: 303-838-7666

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,031	1,089	1,092	1,209	1,248	1,301	1,282
English Language Learner Students:	1	1	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	62.26	63.06	68.74	72.55	74.96	78.10	76.30
Prekindergarten:	0.16	0.87	0.89	0.90	1.30	1.80	1.70
Kindergarten:	5.00	3.17	4.51	4.75	5.00	5.00	3.60
Elementary:	28.52	29.34	31.09	30.98	31.44	30.80	29.90
Secondary:	28.58	29.68	32.25	35.92	37.22	40.50	41.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	83.95	90.25	85.82	103.37	99.34	110.30	99.80
Instructional Aides:	21.59	25.06	19.58	22.12	19.57	27.00	21.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.34	1.94	2.10	2.76	1.19	1.20	2.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.47	3.36	2.63	2.53	2.91	4.10	3.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.47	3.36	2.63	2.53	2.91	3.60	3.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.60	2.54	0.59	2.11	1.83	1.80	1.00
District Administrators:	0.43	0.47	0.47	1.05	1.62	1.60	1.00
District Administrative Support:	9.91	9.15	8.51	10.07	10.96	11.00	8.60
School Administrators:	4.86	3.89	4.76	3.93	4.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	5.14	5.18	5.41	6.09	6.31	6.30	7.70
Student Support Services:	5.01	9.47	12.37	15.57	12.04	13.80	13.10
Other Support Services:	29.60	29.19	28.78	37.14	38.91	40.50	38.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.56	17.27	15.89	16.66	16.65	16.66	16.80

Schools

Deer Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1737 Cr 43, Bailey CO 80421
Fitzsimmons Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	57093 Us Hwy 285, Bailey CO 80421
Platte Canyon High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	57243 Us Hwy 285, Bailey CO 80421

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	99	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	93	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	94	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	93	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	92	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	83	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	91	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.8	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81.6	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86.0	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.5	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86.4	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.6	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.0	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.9	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.7	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.6	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.5	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81.9	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.4	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65.1	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.5	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.0	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	88.8	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84.4	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.8	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67.2	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	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:	$10,982,000	$10,057		$11,835,000	$9,789		$12,471,000	$9,993
Federal:	$360,000	$330	3.3%	$805,000	$666	6.8%	$368,000	$295	3.0%
State:	$5,464,000	$5,004	49.8%	$5,513,000	$4,560	46.6%	$6,389,000	$5,119	51.2%
Local:	$5,158,000	$4,723	47.0%	$5,517,000	$4,563	46.6%	$5,714,000	$4,579	45.8%
Total Expenditures:	$10,456,000	$9,575		$11,464,000	$9,482		$11,601,000	$9,296
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,683,000	$8,867		$10,631,000	$8,793		$10,632,000	$8,519
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,263,000	$4,820	54.4%	$5,837,000	$4,828	54.9%	$5,806,000	$4,652	54.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,111,000	$1,017	11.5%	$1,216,000	$1,006	11.4%	$1,200,000	$962	11.3%
Administration:	$1,223,000	$1,120	12.6%	$1,342,000	$1,110	12.6%	$1,342,000	$1,075	12.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,086,000	$1,910	21.5%	$2,236,000	$1,849	21.0%	$2,284,000	$1,830	21.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$223,000	$204		$283,000	$234		$356,000	$285
Construction:	$29,000	$27		$92,000	$76		$60,000	$48
Total Other:	$141,000	$129		$127,000	$105		$160,000	$128
Interest on Debt:	$367,000	$336		$387,000	$320		$407,000	$326

Total Salary:	$6,007,000	$5,501		$6,670,000	$5,517		$6,747,000	$5,406
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,795,000	$3,475	63.2%	$4,139,000	$3,423	62.1%	$4,174,000	$3,345	61.9%
Other Salary:	$2,212,000	$2,026	36.8%	$2,531,000	$2,093	37.9%	$2,573,000	$2,062	38.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,703,000	$1,560		$1,839,000	$1,521		$1,838,000	$1,473
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,048,000	$960	61.5%	$1,111,000	$919	60.4%	$1,093,000	$876	59.5%
Other Benefit:	$655,000	$600	38.5%	$728,000	$602	39.6%	$745,000	$597	40.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.7%	52.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	49.3%	47.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.5%	30.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.9%	29.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.2%	15.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.9%	18.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.5%	6.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,292.0	$40,120.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,750.0	$32,198.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,799.0	$37,887.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,133.0	$40,632.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,948.0	$52,460.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,354.0	$51,147.0

* Platte Canyon School District 1 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.