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Telluride School District R-1

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Telluride School District R-1 is located in southwest Colorado. Telluride School District R-1 has 345.61 square miles of land area and 0.54 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Telluride School District R-1 population is 5,964. Telluride School District R-1 median household income is $61,063 in 2010-2014. Telluride School District R-1 median house value is $690,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Telluride School District R-1 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (3 out of 154, top 2%) Elementary/Middle School: (7 out of 156, top 4%)* Rank: #26
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,964 (2010-2014), rank #73
Population Growth	3.94% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	17.23/sq mi, rank #73
Median Household Income:	$61,063 at 2010-2014—-10.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Median House Price:	$690,800 at 2010-2014—5.26% increase since 2005-2009, rank #1
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	345.61 sq mi, rank #109
Water Area:	0.54 sq mi (0.15%), rank #106
State:	Colorado
County:	San Miguel County
City:	Telluride, Ophir, Placerville, Ridgway, Sawpit, Mountain Village
Zip:	81435, 81426, 81430, 81432

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Telluride School District R-1 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

725 West Colorado Ave

Telluride CO, 81435, San Miguel County

Phone: 970-728-6617

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	842	806	752	697	699	710	715
English Language Learner Students:	77	66	63	75	53	67	75
Total Teachers:	70.02	64.22	62.05	60.62	60.97	62.90	60.10
Prekindergarten:	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.62	1.32	0.10	NA
Kindergarten:	6.96	5.67	5.68	4.72	5.79	5.70	5.70
Elementary:	34.77	34.05	31.18	31.01	29.89	32.30	31.20
Secondary:	27.67	23.88	24.57	24.27	23.97	24.80	23.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	55.90	43.29	45.20	44.88	51.49	51.20	50.50
Instructional Aides:	14.78	8.35	12.37	12.36	14.87	14.20	13.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.65	0.65	0.00	0.57	0.91	0.70	0.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.95	2.05	1.77	1.37	1.75	2.50	3.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.88	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.65	0.60	1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.96	0.97	1.10	0.70	1.10	1.90	1.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.11	0.41	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.58	2.15	1.94	2.05	2.18	2.10	2.20
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.04	1.04	1.43	1.43	0.90	1.50
District Administrators:	2.23	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	5.90	5.90	6.16	6.54	8.50	8.30
School Administrators:	2.98	3.12	3.12	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.80
School Administrative Support:	5.89	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.87	4.90	5.00
Student Support Services:	3.80	3.99	4.00	5.11	5.02	3.80	2.50
Other Support Services:	10.04	10.04	9.06	6.83	8.92	8.60	8.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.03	12.55	12.12	11.50	11.46	11.29	11.90

Schools

Telluride Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	447 West Columbia, Telluride CO 81435
Telluride High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	725 West Colorado Ave, Telluride CO 81435
Telluride Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	721 West Colorado Ave, Telluride CO 81435

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	96	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	91	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	98	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	91	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	85	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	97	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	89	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	90	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	85	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	91	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	88	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	95	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	83	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	92	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	88	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	97	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	89	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	98	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	0.0	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	72.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65.1	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96.5	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77.9	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.7	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.6	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.6	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.5	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85.7	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84.2	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	61.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	91.9	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	94.8	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	81.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.2	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	91.2	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.3	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	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:	$11,302,000	$15,029		$12,089,000	$17,344		$12,909,000	$18,468
Federal:	$189,000	$251	1.7%	$419,000	$601	3.5%	$192,000	$275	1.5%
State:	$1,449,000	$1,927	12.8%	$371,000	$532	3.1%	$1,070,000	$1,531	8.3%
Local:	$9,664,000	$12,851	85.5%	$11,299,000	$16,211	93.5%	$11,647,000	$16,662	90.2%
Total Expenditures:	$9,171,000	$12,195		$9,787,000	$14,042		$10,411,000	$14,894
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,336,000	$11,085		$8,364,000	$12,000		$8,420,000	$12,046
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,035,000	$6,695	60.4%	$5,012,000	$7,191	59.9%	$5,103,000	$7,300	60.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$416,000	$553	5.0%	$412,000	$591	4.9%	$460,000	$658	5.5%
Administration:	$1,525,000	$2,028	18.3%	$1,624,000	$2,330	19.4%	$1,631,000	$2,333	19.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,360,000	$1,809	16.3%	$1,316,000	$1,888	15.7%	$1,226,000	$1,754	14.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$104,000	$138		$539,000	$773		$1,056,000	$1,511
Construction:	$22,000	$29		$65,000	$93		$205,000	$293
Total Other:	$247,000	$328		$321,000	$461		$321,000	$459
Interest on Debt:	$348,000	$463		$410,000	$588		$467,000	$668

Total Salary:	$5,384,000	$7,160		$5,551,000	$7,964		$5,660,000	$8,097
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,509,000	$4,666	65.2%	$3,584,000	$5,142	64.6%	$3,640,000	$5,207	64.3%
Other Salary:	$1,875,000	$2,493	34.8%	$1,967,000	$2,822	35.4%	$2,020,000	$2,890	35.7%
Total Benefit:	$1,377,000	$1,831		$1,322,000	$1,897		$1,294,000	$1,851
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$888,000	$1,181	64.5%	$853,000	$1,224	64.5%	$841,000	$1,203	65.0%
Other Benefit:	$489,000	$650	35.5%	$469,000	$673	35.5%	$453,000	$648	35.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	43.8%	42.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.3%	57.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.0%	22.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.9%	22.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	31.3%	30.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%	17.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	7.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,788.0	$44,859.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,387.0	$37,652.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,802.0	$41,526.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,541.0	$43,496.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,468.0	$56,307.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	$55,215.0

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