Statistics
Colorado ranks:
- 42nd in per pupil spending adjusted for regional cost differences [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- 40th in median student-teacher ratio in primary level schools [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- 41st in technology in our schools. [Ed Week, 2009 Technology Counts]
- 49th in the gap between school-lunch-eligible and non-eligible children (“poverty gap”) on 4th grade NAEP tests. [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, 2010 data]
- 44th in teacher salaries as a percent of pay in comparable professions. [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- 49th in poverty gap (see above) on 8th grade NAEP math tests. [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, 2011 data]
- 49th in State and Local Funding for Higher Education Operating Expenses Per $1,000 of Personal Income [National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2011]
- 49th in state and local support for higher ed per capita. [National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2011]
The Great Education Colorado Index:
- $2,518 Amount below the national average that Colorado spends per pupil (regional cost adjusted) [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- $4,243 Amount Colorado spends per pupil below Nebraska (regional cost adjusted) [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- $9,508 Amount Colorado spends per pupil below Wyoming (regional cost adjusted) [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- $2,479 Amount Colorado spends per pupil below Kansas (regional cost adjusted) [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- $1,664 Amount Colorado spends per pupil below New Mexico (regional cost adjusted) [Ed Week, 2013 Quality Counts, 2009-10 data]
- $492 Amount Colorado gives school districts per non-English-speaking student per year (for two years only) for the additional costs associated with teaching English Language Learners. [Colorado School Finance Project, 2011 data]
- $0 Colorado’s annual direct state funding for professional development and teacher mentoring and induction programs. [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, from EPE Research Center Annual State Policy Survey 2011]
- 27 Number of states that do provide direct funding for professional development and/or induction/mentoring. [Ed Week, 2012 Quality Counts, from EPE Research Center Annual State Policy Survey 2011]
