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Center School District 26-JT

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Center School District 26-JT is located in south Colorado. Center School District 26-JT has 334.72 square miles of land area and 0.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Center School District 26-JT population is 2,964. Center School District 26-JT median household income is $30,336 in 2010-2014. Center School District 26-JT median house value is $88,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Center School District 26-JT is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (148 out of 154, bottom 4%) Elementary/Middle School: (154 out of 156, bottom 1%)* Rank: #173
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	2,964 (2010-2014), rank #100
Population Growth	-29.66% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8.84/sq mi, rank #89
Median Household Income:	$30,336 at 2010-2014—7.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #172
Median House Price:	$88,300 at 2010-2014—-10.26% increase since 2005-2009, rank #161
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	334.72 sq mi, rank #115
Water Area:	0.49 sq mi (0.15%), rank #109
State:	Colorado
County:	Saguache County, Rio Grande County, Alamosa County
City:	Saguache, Del Norte, Center
Zip:	81149, 81132, 81125

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Center School District 26-JT Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

550 South Sylvester Ave

Center CO, 81125, Rio Grande County

Phone: 719-754-3442

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	657	623	612	580	605	576	602
English Language Learner Students:	159	208	178	131	139	126	134
Total Teachers:	41.02	43.11	42.84	38.57	43.66	41.30	39.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	2.72	2.14	3.67	3.75	4.00	4.00	2.90
Elementary:	17.95	20.57	18.93	16.91	20.57	20.10	18.50
Secondary:	20.35	20.40	20.24	17.91	19.09	17.20	17.40
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	60.21	56.84	59.25	62.05	61.52	53.90	54.70
Instructional Aides:	17.83	14.94	14.04	12.91	9.82	8.60	10.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.83	2.74	7.45	9.11	3.99	3.20	3.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.19	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.19	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.60	1.00	0.62	0.60	0.40	1.00
Library/Media Support:	4.17	4.17	4.17	5.13	6.14	5.10	4.10
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	3.75	2.00	4.00	2.00	3.70
District Administrative Support:	5.33	6.58	7.81	6.61	8.03	5.10	6.20
School Administrators:	3.00	4.24	3.00	4.00	4.09	3.80	2.00
School Administrative Support:	3.41	3.48	3.25	3.17	6.19	6.60	4.50
Student Support Services:	4.87	3.38	1.77	1.46	1.38	2.50	2.50
Other Support Services:	13.77	12.71	12.01	15.85	15.28	14.60	15.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.02	14.45	14.29	15.04	13.86	13.95	15.13

Schools

Center High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	550 South Sylvester Ave, Center CO 81125
Center Virtual Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	550 South Sylvester, Center CO 81125
Haskin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	550 South Sylvester Ave, Center CO 81125
Skoglund Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	550 South Sylvester Ave, Center CO 81125
The Academic Recovery Center Of San Luis Valley	Grade 9 to Grade 12	550 South Sylvester Ave, Center CO 81125

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	5	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	10	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	4	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	0	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	21	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	29	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	13	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	17	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	14	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	26	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	26	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	27	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	26	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	26	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	23	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	18	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	19	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	12	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	17	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	18	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	16	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	12	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	16	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	14	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	18	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	9	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	10	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	12	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	17	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	15	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	10	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	23	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	19	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	30	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	26	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	39	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	19	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	30	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	26	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	23	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	4	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	14	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	15	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	3	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	12	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	27	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	19	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	19	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	14	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	17	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	7	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	23	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	13	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	12	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	17	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	7	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	18	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	17	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	15	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	19	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	12	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	6	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	9	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	12	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	0	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	11	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9.8	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	34.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.6	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.6	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.7	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.9	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	26.7	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30.8	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	40.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	18.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	25.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	35.9	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.2	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	17.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	23.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	23.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35.7	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	27.0	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	46.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	45.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	35.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	24.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32.6	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	36.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	23.0	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	38.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	17.3	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	28.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.7	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	41.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30.9	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,730,000	$45,310		$10,658,000	$18,376		$7,393,000	$12,220
Federal:	$2,323,000	$3,796	8.4%	$2,586,000	$4,459	24.3%	$1,948,000	$3,220	26.3%
State:	$23,717,000	$38,753	85.5%	$6,508,000	$11,221	61.1%	$4,229,000	$6,990	57.2%
Local:	$1,690,000	$2,761	6.1%	$1,564,000	$2,697	14.7%	$1,216,000	$2,010	16.4%
Total Expenditures:	$27,530,000	$44,984		$10,304,000	$17,766		$6,957,000	$11,499
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,966,000	$11,382		$6,742,000	$11,624		$6,092,000	$10,069
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,695,000	$6,038	53.0%	$3,550,000	$6,121	52.7%	$3,081,000	$5,093	50.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,056,000	$1,725	15.2%	$1,062,000	$1,831	15.8%	$970,000	$1,603	15.9%
Administration:	$1,114,000	$1,820	16.0%	$971,000	$1,674	14.4%	$929,000	$1,536	15.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,101,000	$1,799	15.8%	$1,159,000	$1,998	17.2%	$1,112,000	$1,838	18.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$20,108,000	$32,856		$3,198,000	$5,514		$542,000	$896
Construction:	$19,896,000	$32,510		$2,853,000	$4,919		$80,000	$132
Total Other:	$137,000	$224		$241,000	$416		$206,000	$340
Interest on Debt:	$225,000	$368		$35,000	$60		$41,000	$68

Total Salary:	$4,267,000	$6,972		$4,059,000	$6,998		$4,027,000	$6,656
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,459,000	$4,018	57.6%	$2,237,000	$3,857	55.1%	$2,198,000	$3,633	54.6%
Other Salary:	$1,808,000	$2,954	42.4%	$1,822,000	$3,141	44.9%	$1,829,000	$3,023	45.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,096,000	$1,791		$1,007,000	$1,736		$859,000	$1,420
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$678,000	$1,108	61.9%	$618,000	$1,066	61.4%	$516,000	$853	60.1%
Other Benefit:	$418,000	$683	38.1%	$389,000	$671	38.6%	$343,000	$567	39.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.7%	51.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.3%	48.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.6%	36.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.6%	21.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.3%	34.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.4%	8.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$31,032.0	$33,037.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,026.0	$29,610.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,319.0	$32,098.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$34,291.0	$34,753.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$35,575.0	$43,088.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Center School District 26-JT was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.