District overview
Wiggins School District No. Re-50(J)
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is Wiggins School District paid for?
Wiggins School District RE-50J serves the town of Wiggins in Morgan County with a preschool, primary, elementary and a middle/high school and about 820 K-12 students. Most money comes from Colorado's per-student funding formula, which mixes local property tax and state aid, so enrollment drives the budget. Voters also pay a bond mill levy (12.5 mills in 2025) for school construction debt. A five-member elected board adopts the budget and hires the superintendent; Ty Gordon took over from Dr. Trent Kerr in July 2026.
Enrollment
820 K-12 students in September 2026, 33 below the 853 the budget projected.
2026-27 budget
Adopted 5-0 on June 3, 2026 after a work session; a 3.3% pay increase was proposed in April.
Bonds
The board was to choose a bond refunding option on October 7, 2026 if it saves at least 3%.
Money lost to online schools
27 district students attend outside online schools, costing about $333,000 a year.
The agenda packets do not state the total adopted budget, so how the 33-student enrollment gap affects it is not established here.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Bus garage, maintenance and district office building
permits filed; building ordered (November 2026)A combined bus garage, maintenance shed, technology space and administrative office with a second story over the office, built beside the Event Center parking lot.
- Board sees five options, $1.0M to $3.46M
- Kickoff with contractor; second-story pricing started
- Board approves project with a second story
- Parking-lot fencing up
- Permits submitted to state and town
- Building ordered; in production
Funding
Bond premiums, usable only for capital projects; $1,799,250 was the January bid from Big Johnson Construction before the second story was added
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Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Built from 14 board agenda packets posted in the district's Google Drive (December 2025 to November 2026). The packets include reports, financial statements and some minutes.
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