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Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Item: Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Rating: 7
Author: Public School Review

2115 Grand Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501-8063

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Top 50%

Tel: (970) 254-5100

www.d51schools.org

Top Rankings

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:

Overview

This School District

This State (CO)

# Schools

47 Schools

796 Schools

# Students

20,762 Students

289,501 Students

# Teachers

1,255 Teachers

18,487 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

District Rank

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School District

State Average (CO)

#71 out of 179 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

28%

32%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Colorado by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

41%

45%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Colorado by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

(20-21)

23%

29%

80%

82%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and public school graduation rate of Colorado by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.45

0.63

# American Indian Students

116 Students

1,465 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

163 Students

10,100 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

5,051 Students

104,019 Students

% Hispanic Students

24%

36%

# Black Students

98 Students

14,969 Students

% Black Students

n/a

# White Students

14,535 Students

142,083 Students

% White Students

70%

49%

# Hawaiian Students

33 Students

940 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

766 Students

15,937 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

813

32,180

# Students in K Grade:

1,341

38,660

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,469

40,292

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,509

38,706

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,493

38,616

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,489

38,338

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,464

38,210

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,494

9,240

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,547

5,659

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,506

5,513

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,734

1,009

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,683

1,033

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,570

952

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,650

1,093

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,553 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,418. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,040 is less than the state median of $15,735. The school district spending/student has declined by 13% over four school years.

This School District

This State (CO)

Total Revenue

$281 MM

$13,426 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Colorado by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$271 MM

$13,702 MM

This chart displays total spending of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Colorado by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$13,553

$15,418

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Colorado by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,040

$15,735

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Colorado by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 47 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 20,762 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: 80% (Btm 50% in CO)
: Top 50%
: 28% (Top 50%)
: 41% (Top 50%)
: 23% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education