District overview
Cañon City Schools (Fremont Re-1)
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Cañon City Schools and how is it funded?
Cañon City Schools (Fremont Re-1) serves about 3,000 students in Cañon City, Colorado. The state pays most of the budget based on how many students attend, and local property taxes add to it, including a bond that paid for building projects and a mill levy override that pays for operating costs. A five-member elected board meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 5:30 p.m., usually with a work session first, and hires Superintendent Adam Hartman. After a board member resigned in September 2026 the board appointed Kenny Haferkamp to the open seat until the November 2027 election.
Flat money
The finance chief told the board in May 2026 that funding would stay about $35.5 million because falling enrollment cancels out a higher per-pupil rate.
Override vote
On Nov. 3, 2026 voters were asked to extend a mill levy override; the result was not found.
Bond work done
The district celebrated on Aug. 28, 2026 the end of the last project paid for by the 2023 bond: the high school and stadium.
Attendance
2025-26 attendance rose to 93.4% and chronic absenteeism fell to 19.5%, per the superintendent.
The records show spending above revenue and reserves under the district's targets, but they also show a finished bond program, a positive superintendent evaluation and better attendance.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Mill levy override extension (Nov. 3, 2026 ballot)
on the ballot; result not foundThe board called the election on Aug. 10, 2026 and board members promoted it with the Building Bridges group.
- Budget shows spending above revenue
- Board calls the override election
- Election day
Funding
Local property tax
2023 bond building projects
completedThe Cañon City High School and Citizens' Stadium renovations were the final bond project.
- Superintendent reports project on schedule and within budget
- Completion celebration
Funding
2023 voter-approved bond
FY 2026-27 budget
adoptedAdopted June 22, 2026 (4-0) after a May presentation showing spending above revenue and reserves below targets.
- Proposed budget presented
- Budget adopted
Funding
State funding and local taxes
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