School District 27J

School District 27J is a suburban Adams County district in Colorado serving 22,713 students across 32 schools. The district experienced rapid enrollment growth of 11.6% from the prior year, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 and 1,231.02 full-time equivalent teachers.

Academic performance shows mixed results relative to state benchmarks. Math proficiency stands at 25.2%, below the state average of 28.4%, while reading proficiency of 32.4% trails the state average of 37.9%. The district's 87.0% graduation rate exceeds Colorado's 86.4%, and the dropout rate of 1.7% is relatively low. Chronic absenteeism of 0.3% is minimal.

The student population includes significant populations of economically disadvantaged students (49.6%), English learners (13.1%), and students with disabilities (13.5%).

Financial conditions present a notable constraint. Per-pupil spending of $4,440 is substantially below the state average of $8,178, ranking among the lowest in Colorado. The district's total budget of $241.6 million is distributed across local sources (47.7%), state funding (41.6%), and federal contributions (10.7%). This funding structure suggests the district relies heavily on local property taxes while receiving proportionally less state and federal support than other Colorado districts, limiting per-student resource allocation despite managing a growing enrollment base.