Welcome

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 here to 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
Universal Preschool Update to the JBC - 9/20/2023
School Finance Task Force

Preparing for the School Finance Task Force information booklet
CDE Task Force website

School Finance Study Types information and resources.

Meeting #1 - 8/29/2023
Recording of Live Stream
Powerpoint

Meeting #2 - 9/12/2023
Recording of Live Stream
Powerpoint

Meeting #3 - 9/25/2023
CSFP at Adams 12 Board Meeting on Prop HH - August 16, 2023
CSFP and CASE New Superintendent Webinar - August 8, 2023
Presentation
Recording here
CSFP at CASE Summer Conference Presentation - July 26, 2023
CSFP at BOCES Summer Conference Presentation - July 10th, 2023
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
ESSER Half-Way Survey Press Release - 6/1/2023
School Finance Act 2023
School Finance Bill (SB23-287)
Fiscal Note
Comparison Spreadsheet - with rural funding
CDE District Spending Spreadsheet
Property Tax Background and Talking Points
UPK Enrollment Survey Results - May 25, 2023
CSFP May Advisory Meeting - May 12, 2023
Recording here.
UPK Financial Presentation
SB23-136: Adjustments to School Funding Fiscal Year 2022-23
Fiscal Note
Mill Levy information & a look at K-12 Ed appropriation over time
•	Assessed Valuation by District
•	Assessed Valuation per Pupil
•	Total Program Mills
•	Voter Approved Mill Levy Override
•	Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity FY 2022-23
•	Tax Effort Equity by District and Per Pupil
Provider Registration Open for Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado
Per Pupil Spending by District 22-23
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
July/August What We're Reading
- "More than 3,700 Colorado 4-year-olds qualify for extra preschool hours, with number likely to jump" - Erica Breunlin, Colorado Sun, July 24, 2023
- "Colorado backtracks on full-time preschool for 11,000 kids with risk factors" - Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat, August 2, 2023