Founded in 1995, the Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) is a non-profit whose mission is to compile, collect, and distribute research-based, non-partisan information and data on topics related to school finance for state and local policymakers.
ESSER I and ESSER II information
Click hereto see each district's information. For Communication Strategies, go here.
Updated ESSER I Key Takeaways Handout
Access all information from the CSFP Conference here.
September 2023 Economic Forecast - September 20, 2023
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Report
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Presentation
• Legislative Council Consumer Price Index Forecast
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Presentation
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report
• OSPB Colorado Outlook Supplemental Materials
June 2023 Economic Forecast - June 20, 2023
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Report
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Presentation
• Legislative Council Consumer Price Index Forecast
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Presentation
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report
• OSPB Colorado Outlook Supplemental Materials
CSFP'S ANNUAL STATE PROFILE REPORT
We have compiled this information for 20 years now. The 2022 State Profile compares audited data noting changes between 2020-21 to the base year of 1992. Data is audited which lags behind the current year. It is important to know that this data reflects the first full pandemic year.
Three reports from the state profile data:
1. 2022 State Profile Overview (1-page overview)
2. 2022 State Profile Charts & Highlights (2 pages)
3. The 2022 State Profile Report (7 pages) includes a historical look at:
• Enrollment in K-12: Enrollment, Special Education, Free & Reduced Lunch, Emergent Bilinguals (English Language Learners according to CDE), and gifted students
• Teachers: Number of teachers, teachers per 1,000 students, average salary (comparing CO and National)
• Per Student Current Spending and Revenue
• Relationship between state/local revenue for K-12 and personal income
November 2022 District Election Information
Included are districts going for bond/BEST matching/MLO with their ballot language.
2022 Election ReportNovember 2022 MLO Results MapCSFP to East Grand District 2 Presentation - November 1, 2022
Governor Polis's 23-24 Budget Request - November 1, 2022
Below are some highlights from the Governor’s press release pertaining to education and the rest of the state budget:
1. Funding will increase to $861 per pupil- assumes inflation at 8.3%
2. $35M buydown of the BS Factor to keep the BS Factor 3% of what is spent on K-12 Education
3. $325M in Prop EE invested in Universal Pre-K (this increases funding by $10M)
4. $6M to I-Matter program for student counseling
5. Increase funding of $29M to special education services
6. School safety investments of $8.4M 7. $1M Turnaround grants
8. $7M to CSI for Mill Levy Override Match Governor's Budget Proposal 2023-24
links
• Budget Letter 23-24 • Budget Rollout Presentation 23-24 • Budget Navigator 23-24 • K12 Fact Sheet
CSFP November Advisory Meeting - November 11, 2022
Recording here.
School Finance Update presentation by Marc Carey and Craig Harper.
JBC Staff Budget Briefing FY 2023-24 - Department of Education (Programs other than School Finance and Categoricals) - November 21, 2022
Budget Brief Budget Briefing Summary
CSFP Staffing Survey Results - August 23, 2022 The Colorado School Finance Project sent out a survey to school districts asking for more information on unfilled positions. We want to thank the districts who responded to the survey. This information is invaluable as there have been many stories in the media about teacher and staffing shortages across the nation and Colorado. These are the results from the survey showing that districts are struggling to hire staff for this school year. In these results, we have also included information from a recent study on national teacher wages.
