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Colorado Department of Education

Financial Transparency

Fiscal Year
2021 - 2022

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districtWestminster Public Schools

Metropolitan Arts Academy (1622)

2341 SHERRELWOOD DRIVE
DENVER, CO 80221

Student Info
344
Total Students Served
Serves Elementary School Grades Serves Middle School Grades

Narrative

quotes A message from:
Brisa Montgomery
Director of Finance
Westminster Public Schools
July 01, 2023
Westminster Public Schools prides itself on offering a learning environment Where Education is Personal. That means that every child’s education is built around what works best for the individual student and incorporates our Competency Based System (CBS) where students advance to the next learning level only when they have shown mastery, or understanding, of a learning topic. CBS does away with social promotion by requiring students to fully engage in their ... Westminster Public Schools prides itself on offering a learning environment Where Education is Personal. That means that every child’s education is built around what works best for the individual student and incorporates our Competency Based System (CBS) where students advance to the next learning level only when they have shown mastery, or understanding, of a learning topic. CBS does away with social promotion by requiring students to fully engage in their learning. The WPS philosophy is that the most important day in a student’s academic career is the day AFTER graduation.

Spending

Current Spending Per Student
$15,664
Current Spending per Student

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$13,509
State Average

School Level Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $2,133
  • State/Local
    $7,786
  • Total
    $9,919
School Share of Central Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $550
  • State/Local
    $5,195
  • Total
    $5,745
Current School Spending
  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    91%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    9%
Learning Environment Expenditures
Learning Environment
$3,089,806

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Operations Expenditures
Operations
$322,560

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$3,412,366

Total

Long-Term Spending
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

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These expenditures are those not associated with day-to-day operation of school activities and, therefore, are not included in the per-student spending calculation. They are comprised of major construction projects, debt payments, acquisition of land, and other programs.

$39,034

Total

Total School-Allocated Spending

$3,451,401

Totals may not sum due to rounding

Current School Share of Central Spending

  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    46%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    54%
Learning Environment Spending
Learning
Environment

$899,785
Central Operations Expenditures
Operations
$1,076,351
$1,976,135

Total

$5,427,536

Grand Total of Spending at this school