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Montrose County RE-1J (2180)

930 COLORADO AVENUE
MONTROSE, CO 81401

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Students Info
6,038
Total Students Served
5,861
Non-Charter School Students
Serves Elementary School Grades Serves Middle School Grades Serves High School Grades Charter Rural
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SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT

Narrative

quotes A message from:
Emily Imus
Finance Director
Montrose County School District RE-1J
July 01, 2025
Montrose County School District RE-1J (MCSD) is one of the largest rural school districts located in west-central Colorado. It serves approximately 5,900 students in 14 schools, that include Early Childhood Centers, a blended learning academy, an alternative high school and an alternative-program charter school. The City of Montrose and the Town of Olathe are the major communities served by these schools. Student levels range from preschool through ... Montrose County School District RE-1J (MCSD) is one of the largest rural school districts located in west-central Colorado. It serves approximately 5,900 students in 14 schools, that include Early Childhood Centers, a blended learning academy, an alternative high school and an alternative-program charter school. The City of Montrose and the Town of Olathe are the major communities served by these schools. Student levels range from preschool through 12th grade. MCSD provides our students with a wide variety of pathways from Career Technical Courses, College Prep Courses, STEM electives and a wide variety of other exploratory opportunities. MCSD is one of the largest employers in Montrose County with over 960 full – and part-time employees. The vision of MCSD is to ensure that all students have a safe and academically rigorous environment in which to learn, and that all students will graduate with life skills and knowledge required to enter the workforce, to begin a career, and to attend college or other post-secondary education opportunities of their choice, without remediation. All monies that MCSD spends are dedicated toward this vision and the goals and initiatives of our the Strategic Plan and Master Capital Plan. To that end, our budget is designed to (1) support this vision and the Board goals and objectives, (2) recognize that staff are our most valuable asset, and (3) promote good stewardship of our public funds. MCSD also has an objective to sustain programs implemented with one-time ESSER Federal Grant dollars beyond the four-year spending timeline ending in September of 2024. For this reason, excess revenues in the General Fund were assigned to the Program Sustainability Reserve in Fund Balance. These funds are available to be released from Assigned Fund Balance as needed for use in periods after September 2024 to maintain established programs.

Spending

Current Spending Per Student
$13,940
Current Spending per Student
$15,752
State Average
School Level Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $813
  • State/Local
    $8,014
  • Total
    $8,827
School Share of Central Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $541
  • State/Local
    $4,572
  • Total
    $5,113

Current District Spending

  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    72%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    28%
Learning Environment Expenditures
Learning Environment
$60,304,397

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Operations Expenditures
Operations
$23,863,548

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$84,167,945

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.

$9,613,137

Total

Total District-Allocated Spending

$93,781,082

Totals may not sum due to rounding

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Funding and Revenues

Funding

  1. Local
    Local
    33%
  2. State
    State
    53%
  3. Federal
    Federal
    14%
Local Fundings and Revenues
Local
$30,212,251

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State Fundings and Revenues
State
$49,111,036

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Federal Fundings and Revenues
Federal
$12,770,878

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$92,094,165

Total

Other Fundings and Revenues

Other revenues not received through local, state, or federal sources. They include proceeds from the sale of bonds, accrued interest, and other extraordinary items.

$139,283

Total

Total Funding

$92,233,447

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