At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
19,753
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
42
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,834
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,945
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 18,567
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,133.38
- Student–teacher ratio
- 16.4:1
What current records say about Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 operates 42 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. NCES reports 19,753 students and 1,260.88 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Colorado agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 15 of 178 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,834 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,945 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 153 of 178 in Colorado. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,260.88
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $266,453,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.0699, -108.5402
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White69.1%
- Hispanic25.2%
- Black0.6%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial3.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
42 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 42 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 439 | 18.1:1 | |
| Bookcliff Middle School | Middle06–08 | 525 | 13.8:1 | |
| Broadway Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 300 | 17.5:1 | |
| Career Center Preschool | OtherPK–PK | 53 | Not reported | |
| Central High School | High09–12 | 1,352 | 17:1 | |
| Chatfield Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 371 | 17.6:1 | |
| Chipeta Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 364 | 14.6:1 | |
| D51 Early Childhood Center | OtherPK–PK | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Dos Rios Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 293 | 16.1:1 | |
| Dual Immersion Academy School | ElementaryPK–05 | 310 | 20.8:1 | |
| Fruita Middle School | Middle06–08 | 690 | 17.4:1 | |
| Fruita Monument High School | High09–12 | 1,427 | 19.3:1 | |
| Fruitvale Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 358 | 13:1 | |
| Gateway School | ElementaryKG–05 | 12 | 4:1 | |
| Grand Junction High School | High09–12 | 1,832 | 20:1 | |
| Grand Mesa Middle School | Middle06–08 | 476 | 15:1 | |
| Grand Mesa Youth Services Center | High05–12 | 18 | 10.3:1 | |
| Grand River Academy | OtherKG–12 | 461 | 15:1 | |
| Independence AcademyCharter | ElementaryPK–08 | 491 | 17.3:1 | |
| Juniper Ridge Community SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 375 | 14.8:1 | |
| Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 289 | 13.5:1 | |
| Loma Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 207 | 14.9:1 | |
| Mesa Valley Community SchoolCharter | High06–12 | 178 | 14.9:1 | |
| Mesa View Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 375 | 18:1 |