District overview
Stratton School District No. R-4
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Stratton School District paid for?
Stratton School District R-4 serves the town of Stratton in Kit Carson County on Colorado's eastern plains, with an elementary school and a middle/high school and about 220 students. Most money comes from Colorado's per-student funding formula, which mixes local property tax and state aid, so enrollment drives the budget. The five-member elected board adopts the budget and appropriations each June, sets mill levies each December, and works with Superintendent Julie Shue. Board members are sworn in after November elections held in odd years.
2026-27 budget
Adopted June 22, 2026 after a proposed budget on May 18; the dollar total is not in the posted documents.
Employee health insurance
The district pays $899.46 a month toward each employee's premium with Gravie, approved April 27, 2026.
State audit bill
The board approved paying $45,114.89 for a CDE student-count audit covering 2018-2022.
Mill levy
The board approved the mill levy on December 1, 2025; the rate is not stated in the minutes.
The posted agendas and minutes do not include budget totals, so how much the district spends per student is not established here.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Facilities master plan, kitchen and gym projects
planning (master plan request approved June 2026)The district is planning long-range building needs with the design-build firm Neenan, remodeling the high school kitchen in summer 2026, replacing HVAC equipment, and weighing an auxiliary gym.
- Winter retreat discusses capital improvements: kitchen and auxiliary gym
- Board creates facilities steering committee and approves kitchen purchases
- Special meeting approves elementary HVAC bid, $14,287
- Auxiliary gym rendering and quote discussed
- Board approves Facilities Master Plan request for qualifications
Funding
Not stated in the posted documents; individual purchases were approved from the district budget
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