Poudre School District

Poudre School District
2407 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80521
District information
Motto	Educate...Every Child, Every Day
Superintendent	Sandra Smyser
Students and staff
Colors	Blue and gold
Other information
Website	www.psdschools.org

The Poudre School District (R-1) is a K–12 public school district in Larimer County in northern Colorado. The district operates and manages the public schools in the city of Fort Collins, as well as in the towns of Wellington, Timnath and Windsor, and unincorporated communities of Larimer County including Laporte and Livermore. The district is one of the fastest growing in Northern Colorado, adding 500 students — about the size of an elementary school — each year.

The district was formed in 1960 by the consolidation of several dozen existing districts in Larimer County, and is the ninth largest in the state. The district manages 31 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, and four alternative high schools. Additionally, the district manages community early childhood education programs and special transition facilities for students with disabilities. Five Fort Collins charter schools are chartered through PSD, including the Fort Collins Montessori School, Mountain Sage Community School, Ridgeview Classical School and Liberty Common Elementary and High School, the top performing high school in the state. The district is led by a seven-member Board of Education.

The school district is the second-largest employer in Fort Collins. The minimum teacher salary in PSD is $36,207, and the maximum $83,690. The average teacher salary of $53,383 is slightly higher than the state average. In the 2015–2016 school year, the district had a total PK-12 enrollment of 29,527.

There are four comprehensive public senior high schools in Fort Collins Colorado operated by the Poudre School District. Each serves students in different neighborhood sections of the city. The district also operates four alternative high schools for students who thrive in smaller environments or require flexible educational options. Two public charter high schools are chartered through PSD: Ridgeview Classical Schools and Liberty Common High School. Together the schools serve roughly 8,000 students.

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