District overview
Moffat County School District RE-1
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Moffat County School District paid for?
Moffat County School District RE-1 serves Craig and the surrounding county in northwest Colorado, with an early childhood center, four elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. A seven-member board hires the superintendent and adopts the budget. Operating money comes mostly from the state school-finance formula and local property taxes, and a bond redemption fund pays off voter-approved debt. The district has spent more than it took in for two years and has little savings left.
Savings
The general fund balance fell from $10.6 million in 2022-23 to about $2.0 million in 2025-26.
Short-term borrowing
$7.5 million borrowed for cash flow in 2025-26; $7 million expected in 2026-27.
Bond question
A bond of up to $37 million for building needs was on the November 3, 2026 ballot, using extended 2007 tax authority.
Consolidation
The board began studying scenarios to combine schools for 2027-28.
Revenue and spending after 2026-27 are not forecast in the collected records, and the bond result is not known here.
Where the district stands
Major projects
November 2026 facilities bond
on the November 3, 2026 ballot; result not in recordBorrow up to $37 million for critical infrastructure and capital improvements to existing buildings, without a new tax rate, by extending the 2007 bond tax authority.
- Ballot language drafted
- Board schedules bond election
- Notice of financial information issued
- Election day
Funding
General obligation bonds repaid through the existing bond mill levy; repayment up to $67 million
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Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Built from 13 board meeting recordings posted by the district in a public Google Drive folder (machine transcripts) and the district's November 2026 bond election documents, November 2025 to October 2026. Agendas and minutes sit on BoardBook and were not collected.
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