District overview

Eagle County School District No. Re-50J

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

How is Eagle County School District paid for?

Colorado school-finance formula plus local mill levy overrides

Eagle County School District Re-50J serves most of Eagle County, Colorado (Eagle, Gypsum, Edwards, Avon and nearby towns) with 5,593 K-12 students in November 2026. Colorado funds districts per student through a formula that combines local property tax and state aid, so enrollment drives the budget. Voters can add local property tax through a mill levy override; a $10.1 million override (Issue 5B) was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. An elected board of education adopts the budget and hires the superintendent, Dr. KC Somers, who started July 1, 2026.

Enrollment

5,593 students on Nov 2, 2026: 82 below budget and 206 (3.6%) below October 2025.

State funding impact

The funded pupil count is 27 below budget, reducing expected state funding by about $255,000.

Issue 5B

$10.1 million a year from 2027 for pay, reading, writing and math, art, music, PE and mental health staff; press reports say it passed.

How override money may be used

A proposal sends 80% to employee pay and 20% to instruction and student support.

Certified election results and the board's final vote on the allocation are not in the collected record.

Where the district stands

K-12 enrollment, Nov 2, 2026verified

5,593 students

Enrollment below October 2025verified

206 students

Issue 5B override requestverified

10,100,000 USD

Expected Total Program loss from enrollment gapverified

255,000 USD

Major projects

Issue 5B mill levy override

on Nov 3, 2026 ballot; reported passed; implementation planning

A $10.1 million-a-year property tax override beginning in 2027 for competitive pay and classroom programs.

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Aug 26, 2026Board calls the election
Sep 23, 202680/20 allocation framework presented
Nov 3, 2026Election day
Nov 11, 2026Board work session on implementation

Funding

Local property tax if approved by voters

Employee housing

rent increases set for 2026-27; committee work plan under review

The district owns employee housing (Gypsum Flats, Miller Flats and others) and reviews rents, occupancy rules and new regional housing options.

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Mar 11, 2026Regional housing follow-up discussion
May 27, 2026Rent increase proposed (1BR $1,540)
Nov 11, 2026Committee work plan on agenda

Funding

Rent revenue; other funding not stated

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Built from 64 collected records: Board of Education agendas and packets from the district's Diligent Community portal and 16 meeting recordings (YouTube auto-captions), November 2025 to November 2026.

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