| Poudre School District | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
2407 LaPorte Avenue
, Larimer County, Colorado, 80521[1]United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°35′20″N 105°07′20″W / 40.58886°N 105.12213°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Educate Every Child, Every Day[6] |
| Grades | PK-12[2] |
| Established | July 1960[3] |
| Superintendent | Brian Kingsley [4] |
| School board | [7] |
| Schools | Elementary 33, middle 12, high 9 |
| NCES District ID | 0803990[5] |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 30,754[8] |
| Teachers | 1,590[8] |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Poudre School District (R-1) is a K–12 public school district in Larimer County in northern Colorado. The district operates and manages the public schools in the city of Fort Collins, as well as in the towns of Wellington, Timnath, Loveland and Windsor, and unincorporated communities of Larimer County including Laporte and Livermore.[9] The district is one of the fastest growing in Northern Colorado, adding 400-500 students — about the size of an elementary school — each year.[10]
The district was formed in 1960 by the consolidation of several dozen existing districts in Larimer County, and is the ninth largest in the state. The district manages 31 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, and four alternative high schools. Additionally, the district manages community early childhood education programs and special transition facilities for students with disabilities. Five Fort Collins charter schools are chartered through PSD, including the Fort Collins Montessori School, Mountain Sage Community School, Ridgeview Classical School and Liberty Common Elementary and High School. The district is led by a seven-member Board of Education.[11]
The school district is the second-largest employer in Fort Collins. The minimum teacher salary in PSD is $44,000, and the maximum $93,761.[12] The average teacher salary of $53,383 is slightly higher than the state average.[13] In the 2015–2016 school year, the district had a total PK-12 enrollment of 29,527.[14]
- ^ "About Us". Poudre School District. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "PSD Demographics | Poudre School District". www.psdschools.org. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "History of PSD | Poudre School District". www.psdschools.org. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Superintendent's Office | Poudre School District". www.psdschools.org. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Poudre School District R-1". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "PSD Vision and Mission". Poudre School District. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Board of Education". Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Poudre School District Official 2019-2020 October Count Student Enrollment". Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "About Us | Poudre School District".
- ^ "Long Range Facilities Planning". Poudre School District. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ Board of Education
- ^ "Salary Schedule T, Poudre School District Educator Salary Schedule, 2020-2021 School Year" (PDF). Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "2015-16 Teacher FTE and Average Salary". Colorado Department of Education.
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