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Cache La Poudre Elementary School (1186)

3511 W CR 54G
LAPORTE, CO 80535

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281

Total Students Served

Narrative

A message from:

Kera Badalamenti

Executive Director of Finance

Poudre R-1

July 01, 2026

Poudre School District (PSD) serves approximately 26,000 students across more than 50 schools and programs in Larimer County. PSD is committed to ensuring that every student is prepared for success in college, career, and life, while responsibly managing public resources to support high-quality educational opportunities. The district operates a comprehensive system of neighborhood schools, choice programs, charter schools, and specialized learning opportunities designed to meet the diverse needs of students ... Poudre School District (PSD) serves approximately 26,000 students across more than 50 schools and programs in Larimer County. PSD is committed to ensuring that every student is prepared for success in college, career, and life, while responsibly managing public resources to support high-quality educational opportunities. The district operates a comprehensive system of neighborhood schools, choice programs, charter schools, and specialized learning opportunities designed to meet the diverse needs of students in a growing and geographically broad community. Like many Colorado school districts, PSD has historically been impacted by the state’s Budget Stabilization Factor, which reduced funding below the level defined by the School Finance Act. While recent state actions have eliminated this factor for the first time since 2009, PSD remains effectively at the “floor” of state funding, receiving only the minimum per-pupil funding required under the formula. This places ongoing pressure on the district to balance rising costs, enrollment changes, and program needs within limited financial resources. This financial transparency website is the result of state legislation (HB 14-1292) that required the Colorado Department of Education to create a site that translates school and district revenues and expenditures into a consistent, user-friendly format for the public. For comparability and consistency, the method used on this website excludes certain records from revenue and expenditure totals to avoid duplication. As a result, the financial information presented here differs from the district’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and adopted budget, which include all revenues and expenditures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). PSD remains committed to transparency and encourages stakeholders to review this information in conjunction with the district’s budget and financial reports to gain a comprehensive understanding of how resources are allocated in support of students and schools.

Spending

$20,297
Current Spending per Student

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$16,845

State Average

School Level Spending per Student

Federal

$498
State/Local

$12,707
Total

$13,205

School Share of Central Spending per Student

Federal

$148
State/Local

$6,944
Total

$7,092

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Current School Spending

Learning Environment

88%
Operations

12%

Learning Environment
$3,253,470

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Operations
$457,292

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$3,710,762

Total

Long-Term Spending

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.

$380,208

Total

Total School-Allocated Spending

$4,090,970

Totals may not sum due to rounding

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Current School Share of Central Spending

Learning Environment

37%
Operations

63%

Learning
Environment
$734,474

Operations
$1,258,330

$1,992,804

Total

$6,083,774

Grand Total of Spending at this school