District overview

Mancos School District Re-6

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

Mancos High School, located at 350 Grand Ave. in Mancos, Colorado. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Jeffrey Beall · by

How is Mancos School District paid for?

Small rural district funded by the state per student plus a voter-approved local mill levy override

Mancos School District Re-6 is a small district in Montezuma County, Colorado, governed by a five-member board elected at large. Colorado pays most operating costs through a per-student formula. Local voters also approved a permanent mill levy override (extra property tax) that, according to staff, now funds higher salaries.

Local tax

A voter-approved override with no end date; staff said it raised the base teacher salary by $6,000 (April 2026).

Budget

The 2026-27 general fund appropriation was read at the June 15, 2026 meeting as about $10.3 million.

Leadership

Superintendent Audrey Hazleton presented her first-100-days plan in November 2025.

Who decides

Five at-large directors; Tim Hunter is president. Regular meetings are usually the third Monday at the West Wing.

Most facts here come from meeting captions and agendas. The final budget books and the 2026-27 agenda packets on BoardBook were not collected.

Where the district stands

2026-27 general fund appropriation (read aloud at the board meeting)verified

10,341,564 USD

Increase in base starting teacher salary from the overrideverified

6,000 USD

Major projects

Student cell phone policy

in effect for 2026-27 per later board remarks

Phones away bell to bell through eighth grade, with storage guidelines.

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Jul 27, 2026Board reviews updated policy
Sep 14, 2026Board thanks staff for rollout

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Strategic plan from the first 100 days

presented Nov. 2025

Priorities on culture, instructional consistency and student support systems.

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Nov 10, 2025Plan presented to the board

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Built from board agendas and minutes on the district website and the district's YouTube meeting recordings (Nov 2025 to Oct 2026).

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