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Florence School District RE-2

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Florence School District RE-2 is located close to the center of Colorado. Florence School District RE-2 has 369.92 square miles of land area and 0.77 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Florence School District RE-2 population is 17,516. Florence School District RE-2 median household income is $42,255 in 2010-2014. Florence School District RE-2 median house value is $149,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Florence School District RE-2 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (110 out of 154, bottom 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (110 out of 156, bottom 29%)* Rank: #136
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	17,516 (2010-2014), rank #43
Population Growth	-4.15% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	47.25/sq mi, rank #37
Median Household Income:	$42,255 at 2010-2014—7.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #131
Median House Price:	$149,700 at 2010-2014—10.81% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	369.92 sq mi, rank #104
Water Area:	0.77 sq mi (0.21%), rank #96
State:	Colorado
County:	Fremont County, El Paso County, Custer County
City:	Florence, Wetmore, Penrose, Colorado Springs, Rockvale, Coal Creek, Williamsburg, Coal Creek town, Canon City
Zip:	81226, 81253, 81240, 80926, 81244, 81221, 81212
Area:	Canon City, CO;Colorado Springs, CO

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Florence School District RE-2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

403 West 5th St

Florence CO, 81226, Fremont County

Phone: 719-784-6312

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,450	1,536	1,580	1,600	1,623	1,631	1,701
English Language Learner Students:	19	20	22	4	16	13	16
Total Teachers:	87.11	99.35	98.84	89.28	107.05	112.80	111.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.60	NA
Kindergarten:	7.29	8.81	8.02	7.37	8.09	6.40	8.90
Elementary:	39.77	44.81	43.42	41.58	46.18	51.50	55.20
Secondary:	40.05	45.73	47.40	40.33	52.78	50.30	47.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	116.15	106.94	109.19	101.66	132.33	144.00	127.60
Instructional Aides:	30.79	26.52	26.30	11.43	30.86	34.50	32.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.51	0.45	2.49	3.44	0.00	1.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.95	4.95	4.72	6.48	5.85	5.90	5.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.95	1.95	1.72	2.16	1.95	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.32	3.90	3.90	3.90
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:	3.16	3.94	3.94	3.92	4.00	4.20	3.90
District Administrators:	4.19	5.00	4.99	4.00	5.71	4.70	5.70
District Administrative Support:	5.79	5.22	5.69	6.61	5.97	6.40	6.10
School Administrators:	7.06	8.30	8.84	8.66	8.83	7.30	7.00
School Administrative Support:	7.13	8.13	8.13	8.07	9.78	9.90	10.40
Student Support Services:	6.08	3.59	2.97	3.80	3.88	9.30	3.60
Other Support Services:	47.49	40.84	41.12	45.25	57.45	60.80	53.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.65	15.46	15.99	17.92	15.16	14.46	15.27

Schools

Florence High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2006 State Hwy 67, Florence CO 81226
Focus Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	403 West 5th St, Florence CO 81226
Fremont Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	500 West 5th St, Florence CO 81226
Fremont Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	215 North Maple, Florence CO 81226
Penrose Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 Illinois, Penrose CO 81240

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	23	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	22	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18.5	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62.9	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.0	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.5	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.5	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.3	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.5	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41.6	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.8	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33.0	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43.2	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.8	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.0	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27.3	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.7	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	27.0	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	27.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34.3	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	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:	$14,342,000	$9,077		$15,952,000	$9,970		$16,596,000	$10,226
Federal:	$1,194,000	$756	8.3%	$1,572,000	$983	9.9%	$1,200,000	$739	7.2%
State:	$7,764,000	$4,914	54.1%	$7,846,000	$4,904	49.2%	$8,812,000	$5,429	53.1%
Local:	$5,384,000	$3,408	37.5%	$6,534,000	$4,084	41.0%	$6,584,000	$4,057	39.7%
Total Expenditures:	$13,883,000	$8,787		$14,508,000	$9,068		$14,648,000	$9,025
Total Current Expenditures:	$12,615,000	$7,984		$12,864,000	$8,040		$12,904,000	$7,951
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,796,000	$4,301	53.9%	$7,026,000	$4,391	54.6%	$7,329,000	$4,516	56.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$915,000	$579	7.3%	$911,000	$569	7.1%	$889,000	$548	6.9%
Administration:	$1,619,000	$1,025	12.8%	$1,685,000	$1,053	13.1%	$1,597,000	$984	12.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,285,000	$2,079	26.0%	$3,242,000	$2,026	25.2%	$3,089,000	$1,903	23.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$255,000	$161		$477,000	$298		$542,000	$334
Construction:	$101,000	$64		$161,000	$101		$210,000	$129
Total Other:	$140,000	$89		$54,000	$34		$51,000	$31
Interest on Debt:	$507,000	$321		$727,000	$454		$755,000	$465

Total Salary:	$7,257,000	$4,593		$7,710,000	$4,819		$8,014,000	$4,938
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,671,000	$2,956	64.4%	$4,976,000	$3,110	64.5%	$5,210,000	$3,210	65.0%
Other Salary:	$2,586,000	$1,637	35.6%	$2,734,000	$1,709	35.5%	$2,804,000	$1,728	35.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,783,000	$1,128		$1,833,000	$1,146		$1,803,000	$1,111
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,154,000	$730	64.7%	$1,180,000	$738	64.4%	$1,150,000	$709	63.8%
Other Benefit:	$629,000	$398	35.3%	$653,000	$408	35.6%	$653,000	$402	36.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.4%	50.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.6%	49.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.3%	22.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	21.0%	14.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.5%	25.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.5%	32.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.8%	4.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,792.0	$40,755.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,848.0	$31,628.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,615.0	$37,485.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,772.0	$41,489.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,545.0	$47,498.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,913.0	$44,551.0

* Florence School District RE-2 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.