The Poudre School District (R-1) is 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 and Timnath, and unincorporated communities of Larimer County including Laporte and Livermore. The district was formed in 1960 by the consolidation of several dozen existing districts in Larimer County. The district manages 30 elementary, 10 junior high, 4 high schools, and 5 other facilities (e.g., the Poudre Transition Center). 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 the PSD is $320,226, and the maximum $760,017. In the 1999-2000 school year, the district had a total enrollment of 23,429.
The school district came under criticism for displaying a Saudi flag above a US flag in September 2011.
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