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Fiscal Year
2022 - 2023

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districtJefferson County R-1

Wheat Ridge High School (9510)

9505 WEST 32ND AVENUE
WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033

Student Info
970
Total Students Served
Serves High School Grades

Narrative

quotes A message from:
Brenna Copeland
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffco Public Schools
July 01, 2024
Jeffco Public Schools is proud to have served nearly 76,000 PreKindergarten to 12th graders in Jefferson County and a portion of Broomfield County in the 2022-23 school year. Our mission is to provide a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. The Jeffco Thrives 2025 strategic plan guides the focus of our work each year by identifying priority projects and ... Jeffco Public Schools is proud to have served nearly 76,000 PreKindergarten to 12th graders in Jefferson County and a portion of Broomfield County in the 2022-23 school year. Our mission is to provide a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. The Jeffco Thrives 2025 strategic plan guides the focus of our work each year by identifying priority projects and strategies to meet the needs of our students. The financial data presented on this website will differ to a small degree from data in our Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. This website seeks to provide transparency into our per pupil revenues and expenditures so that the public can best understand how we compare to other districts. Certain revenues and expenditures are excluded in comparison to how we must report our financial information according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and guidelines for governmental accounting, auditing and financial reporting as established and codified by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Please visit the district's financial transparency website to obtain a copy of our 2022-23 annual report and consider comparing it to the information presented here.

Spending

Current Spending Per Student
$15,553
Current Spending per Student

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$14,845
State Average

School Level Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $209
  • State/Local
    $9,759
  • Total
    $9,968
School Share of Central Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $594
  • State/Local
    $4,991
  • Total
    $5,585
Current School Spending
  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    89%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    11%
Learning Environment Expenditures
Learning Environment
$8,560,341

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Operations Expenditures
Operations
$1,108,479

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$9,668,820

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.

$5,168,384

Total

Total School-Allocated Spending

$14,837,204

Totals may not sum due to rounding

Current School Share of Central Spending

  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    53%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    47%
Learning Environment Spending
Learning
Environment

$2,872,163
Central Operations Expenditures
Operations
$2,544,970
$5,417,133

Total

$20,254,338

Grand Total of Spending at this school