District overview
Sangre de Cristo School District Re-22J
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Sangre de Cristo schools and how are they paid for?
Sangre de Cristo School District Re-22J is a small rural district near Mosca and Hooper in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. One building holds the elementary and the junior/senior high school. Colorado pays districts a set amount for each student and local property taxes cover part of that; the school board sets the tax rate each December (the mill levy) and adopts the budget each June. A five-member board, elected at large and from North and South areas, sets policy and hires the superintendent, David Crews. A volunteer District Accountability and Advisory Committee of staff and parents meets a few times a year to advise on academics and the budget.
Money per student
In 2025-26 the district receives about $17,383 per student and $4.38 million in state total program funding, according to the superintendent's November 2025 report.
2026-27 budget
The board adopted $8.82 million in total planned spending on June 9, 2026, down from $8.997 million in the revised 2025-26 budget.
Small and shrinking
196 students were registered preK-12 in early September 2026. The advisory committee noted the count falling from 243 to 228 earlier in the year.
Who decides
The board meets the second Tuesday of most months at 6:00 p.m. in the school library and publishes agendas and minutes on the district website.
The records show falling enrollment and a smaller budget, but they do not show the district is in financial trouble: the superintendent reported a $1.7 million contingency reserve in November 2025 and the 2025 audit opinion was not modified.
Where the district stands
Major projects
2026-27 budget and teacher pay
adoptedThe board raised starting teacher pay to $41,000 (plus $100 on each step), kept the current health plan, approved a revised 2025-26 budget in May and adopted the 2026-27 budget in June. The advisory committee said the budget would be revisited in the fall after the student count.
- Board approves 2026-27 salary schedules
- Board approves revised 2025-26 budget
- Board adopts 2026-27 budget and spending resolution
Funding
State per-pupil funding and local property taxes
Student phone and AI policies
phone policy adopted; AI policy not foundA state law required a student phone policy by July 1, 2026. The board gave first reading to Policy JS in May and final approval in June. The superintendent said an AI policy would follow; no AI vote appears in the minutes read.
- Sample phone policy shared with the board
- Superintendent says an AI policy is coming
- First reading of Policy JS
- Second and final reading of Policy JS approved
Funding
None (policy work)
2025-26 financial audit
in progressThe 2024-25 audit was reported complete in March 2026. The 2025-26 audit started in August 2026, with a goal of finishing by October 31 and presenting to the board in November.
- 2024-25 audit reported complete
- 2025-26 audit begins
- Goal for finishing the audit
Funding
District operating funds
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