District overview
McClave School District Re-2
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is McClave Re-2 paid for?
McClave School District Re-2 is a small public district in Bent County, Colorado, with two schools and about 230 students. Colorado pays districts by a state formula, and local property taxes cover part of it. A five-member board adopts the budget, certifies the property tax mill levy each December and approves staff and contracts. Voters approved bonds, and a state BEST grant helps pay for a new Pre-K-12 school now under construction.
Property tax
The board certified the 2025 mill levy, to be collected in 2026, at its Dec 8 and Dec 15, 2025 meetings.
Bond payments
In Nov 2025 the board moved general fund money to the bond fund when Bent County had not collected enough tax. It was repaid in Feb 2026.
New school
The board approves construction packages, alternates and land and water agreements nearly every month.
Who decides
Four elected directors plus one director from the regional BOCES service group. Meetings are on the second Monday at 6 p.m.
The minutes record motions, not discussion, so they do not show why the board chose a given option or what each costs.
Where the district stands
Major projects
New Pre-K-12 school
under constructionA new single campus is being built for all grades. Minutes show the board approving construction bid packs and alternates, athletic lights and bleachers, a gym floor, land from Bent County, water agreements and a furniture budget. The total cost was not stated in the pages read.
- Board approves Bid Pack 2
- Board approves Bid Pack 3 amendment and alternates list
- Athletic lights and bleacher changes approved
- Board approves buying Bent County land
- Furniture budget up to $700,000 and water easements approved
Funding
Local bonds and a state Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant
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Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Built from the board agendas and minutes (Nov 2025 to Nov 2026), the 2026-27 student handbook and the ESSER plan on the district website. The minutes list motions and votes but few details or dollar amounts.
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