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Buena Vista School District R-31

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Buena Vista School District R-31 is located close to the center of Colorado. Buena Vista School District R-31 has 671.47 square miles of land area and 1.31 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buena Vista School District R-31 population is 8,275. Buena Vista School District R-31 median household income is $52,427 in 2010-2014. Buena Vista School District R-31 median house value is $266,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Buena Vista School District R-31 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (51 out of 154, top 33%) Elementary/Middle School: (68 out of 156, top 44%)* Rank: #75
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	8,275 (2010-2014), rank #65
Population Growth	1.75% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	12.30/sq mi, rank #78
Median Household Income:	$52,427 at 2010-2014—12.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #69
Median House Price:	$266,600 at 2010-2014—16.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #31
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	671.47 sq mi, rank #52
Water Area:	1.31 sq mi (0.19%), rank #77
State:	Colorado
County:	Chaffee County
City:	Nathrop, Salida, Buena Vista, Hartsel, Johnson Village
Zip:	81236, 81201, 81211, 80449
Area:	Denver-Aurora, CO

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Buena Vista School District R-31 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

113 North Court St

Buena Vista CO, 81211, Chaffee County

Phone: 719-395-7000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	968	994	1,013	985	969	992	1,012
English Language Learner Students:	2	2	2	1	1	8	NA
Total Teachers:	61.82	68.02	70.17	70.52	71.65	71.10	71.40
Prekindergarten:	0.94	1.03	1.33	1.05	1.38	1.00	NA
Kindergarten:	3.17	3.85	3.50	3.53	3.58	3.80	2.70
Elementary:	24.46	27.04	28.75	27.66	27.42	25.40	27.60
Secondary:	33.25	36.10	36.59	38.28	39.27	40.90	41.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	69.48	89.24	89.61	89.67	82.42	84.70	76.10
Instructional Aides:	11.48	23.29	24.31	25.61	24.59	24.60	23.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.87	2.18	1.87	1.87	0.83	1.60	1.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.78	5.49	5.88	5.88	4.36	3.80	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.89	2.78	3.00	3.00	1.77	1.80	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.89	2.71	2.88	2.88	2.59	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.52	0.59	0.59	0.98	0.93	0.90	0.90
Library/Media Support:	1.85	2.43	2.48	2.50	3.15	3.20	2.60
District Administrators:	2.44	2.34	3.05	2.79	2.14	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	6.26	6.47	6.47	6.47	5.48	6.20	6.20
School Administrators:	5.21	4.05	4.29	4.70	4.86	5.00	4.60
School Administrative Support:	6.97	7.22	7.22	7.41	7.15	7.00	6.80
Student Support Services:	3.07	8.12	6.28	4.73	3.66	4.40	3.60
Other Support Services:	24.03	27.06	27.17	26.73	25.27	27.00	23.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.66	14.61	14.44	13.97	13.52	13.95	14.17

Schools

Avery/Parsons Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	516 East Main St, Buena Vista CO 81211
Buena Vista High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Railroad And Marquette, Buena Vista CO 81211
Buena Vista Online Academy	Grade 3 to Grade 12	613 East Main St, Buena Vista CO 81211
Chaffee County High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	613 East Main St, Buena Vista CO 81211
Harry L Mc Ginnis Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	South Railroad And Marquette, Buena Vista CO 81211

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.2	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.2	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.4	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.4	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82.5	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.8	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82.0	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62.3	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46.2	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.2	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.1	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	68.9	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33.8	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74.7	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59.4	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	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:	$10,265,000	$10,133		$10,616,000	$10,778		$10,621,000	$10,961
Federal:	$486,000	$480	4.7%	$753,000	$764	7.1%	$600,000	$619	5.6%
State:	$3,312,000	$3,269	32.3%	$2,861,000	$2,905	26.9%	$3,516,000	$3,628	33.1%
Local:	$6,467,000	$6,384	63.0%	$7,002,000	$7,109	66.0%	$6,505,000	$6,713	61.2%
Total Expenditures:	$9,287,000	$9,168		$9,991,000	$10,143		$10,647,000	$10,988
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,011,000	$8,895		$9,390,000	$9,533		$9,340,000	$9,639
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,307,000	$5,239	58.9%	$5,341,000	$5,422	56.9%	$5,243,000	$5,411	56.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$932,000	$920	10.3%	$1,148,000	$1,165	12.2%	$975,000	$1,006	10.4%
Administration:	$1,104,000	$1,090	12.3%	$1,260,000	$1,279	13.4%	$1,427,000	$1,473	15.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,668,000	$1,647	18.5%	$1,641,000	$1,666	17.5%	$1,695,000	$1,749	18.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$54,000	$53		$363,000	$369		$1,044,000	$1,077
Construction:	$25,000	$25		$30,000	$30		$68,000	$70
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$139,000	$137		$159,000	$161		$178,000	$184

Total Salary:	$5,667,000	$5,594		$5,824,000	$5,913		$5,971,000	$6,162
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,773,000	$3,725	66.6%	$3,678,000	$3,734	63.2%	$3,821,000	$3,943	64.0%
Other Salary:	$1,894,000	$1,870	33.4%	$2,146,000	$2,179	36.8%	$2,150,000	$2,219	36.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,432,000	$1,414		$1,381,000	$1,402		$1,255,000	$1,295
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$912,000	$900	63.7%	$881,000	$894	63.8%	$735,000	$759	58.6%
Other Benefit:	$520,000	$513	36.3%	$500,000	$508	36.2%	$520,000	$537	41.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	51.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	48.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.0%	21.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.6%	26.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.2%	25.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	24.2%	21.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.1%	5.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,037.0	$36,013.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,044.0	$30,329.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,586.0	$32,413.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$36,587.0	$37,180.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,876.0	$42,823.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$39,120.0	$44,500.0

* Buena Vista School District R-31 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.