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Florence, CO
Public School Ratings




Florence Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Fremont Re 2 School District details

Fremont Re 2 School District
403 West 5 Th Street
Florence, CO 81226

1,390 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Fremont Re 2 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.9% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
36%
46%
18%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Florence Jr./sr. High School
2006 State Highway 67
Florence, CO, 81226
07-12
Fremont Elementary School
500 West 5 Th Street
Florence, CO, 81226
PK-06
Penrose Elementary School
100 Illinois
Penrose, CO, 81240
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.9% 53.6%
Black 0.7% 4.9%
Hispanic 19.7% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 41.4% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 6.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,134 $7,136,000 41.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $401 $558,000 3.2%
Staff $96 $134,000 0.8%
General Administration $437 $608,000 3.5%
School Administration $603 $838,000 4.9%
Operation $1,257 $1,747,000 10.2%
Transportation $444 $617,000 3.6%
Other $629 $875,000 5.1%
Total Support $3,868 $5,377,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,350 $4,657,000 27.1%
Total Expenditures $12,353 $17,170,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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