Tax Effort, Mill Levies, and Fiscal Capacity

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

Mill Levy and Tax Credits Updated November 2021

• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2021-22 including an overall summary and detail by school district
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2021-22 Summary 
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2021-22 by Assessed Value and type of Mill – includes pie chart and detail by school district
  • • Total Assessed Value 2021-22
    • Assessed Value per Pupil 2021-22
    • Total Program Mills 2021-22 (mills each district levies as part of the school finance act)
    • Mill Levy Overrides 2021-22 (voter-approved)
• How much does one mill raise?
• How much does one mill raise per student?

The Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) created several reports about Colorado’s School District Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity for 2020-21. It is important to note that school districts have no control over what 1 mill can raise.

February 2021

• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2019-20 including an overall summary and detail by school district
• • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2020-21 Summary (portrait mode)
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2020-21 Summary (landscape mode)
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2020-21 by Assessed Value and type of Mill – includes pie chart and detail by school district
  • Total Assessed Value 2020-21
  • Assessed Value per Pupil 2020-21
  • Total Program Mills 2020-21 (mills each district levies as part of the school finance act)
  • Mill Levy Overrides 2020-21 (voter-approved)
• How much does one mill raise?
• How much does on mill raise per student?
• Mill Levy and Tax Credits Fiscal Year 2020-21

The Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) created several reports about Colorado’s School District Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity for 2019-20. It is important to note that school districts have no control over what 1 mill can raise.

February 2020

• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2019-20 including an overall summary and detail by school district
• • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2019-20 Summary (portrait mode)
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2019-20 Summary (landscape mode)
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2019-20 by Assessed Value and type of Mill – includes pie chart and detail by school district
  • Total Assessed Value 2019-20
  • Assessed Value per Pupil 2019-20
  • Total Program Mills 2019-20 (mills each district levies as part of the school finance act)
  • Mill Levy Overrides 2019-20 (voter approved)
• How much does one mill raise?
• How much does on mill raise per student?

The Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) created several reports about Colorado’s School District Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity for 2018-19. It is important to note that school districts have no control over what 1 mill can raise. March 2019

• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2018-19 including an overall summary and detail by school district
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2018-19 Summary (portrait mode)
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2018-19 Summary (landscape mode)
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2018-19 by Assessed Value and type of Mill – includes pie chart and detail by school district
  • Total Assessed Value 2018-19
  • Assessed Value per Pupil 2018-19
  • Total Program Mills 2018-19 - (mills each district levies as part of the school finance act)
  • Mill Levy Overrides 2018-19 - (voter approved)
  • Bond Redemption Mills 2018-19 - (voter approved)

The Colorado School Finance Project’s (CSFP) created several reports about Colorado’s School District Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity for 2017-18. It is important to note that school districts have no control over what 1 mill can raise. February 2019

• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2017-18 including an overall summary and detail by school district
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2017-18 Summary (portrait mode)
  • Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2017-18 Summary (landscape mode)
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity 2017-18 by Assessed Value and type of Mill – includes pie chart and detail by school district
  • Assessed Value
  • Assessed Value per Pupil
  • Total Program Mills - (mills each district levies as part of the school finance act)
  • Mill Levy Overrides - (voter approved)
  • Bond Redemption Mills - (voter approved)
• This list of District Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity with links

2016: The Colorado School Finance Project recently (2016) completed a review of school district Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity. It’s important to note that school districts have no control over what 1 mill can raise. The range for what 1 mill can raise is from a low of about $4,000 to a high of $13,000,000. The range for what 1 mill can raise per student is a low of about $20 to a high of $3,000.

• One page Tax Effort / Fiscal Capacity District highlight - comparing the differences between what 1 mill can raise in 6 districts.
• One page Tax Effort / Fiscal Capacity highlight per student - comparing the difference between what 1 mill can raise per student in 6 districts.
• Tax Effort and Fiscal Capacity Report for all districts - includes Total Program Mills, Bond Mills, Total Override Mills, and Total Mills.