District overview
Weld County School District Re-3J
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Weld Re-3J schools, and how are they paid for?
Weld County School District Re-3J serves Keenesburg, Hudson and Lochbuie in Weld and Adams counties, Colorado, with about 2,600 students including preschool. Colorado pays districts through a per-student formula and local property taxes. Voters approved bonds that pay for buildings, and the district charters Cardinal Community Academy. A five-member board elected by district area adopts the budget, certifies the mill levy each December and hires the superintendent, Dr. Greg Rabenhorst.
Funding
The FY26 adjusted budget counted 2,599 students and about $39.3 million in revenue, or $11,881 per pupil (up $564). Administrators expected at most about $950,000 in new state money for 2026-27.
Property tax
The 2025 mill levy was certified at 15.822 mills on about $2.28 billion of assessed value.
Who decides
President Bryan Haffner (District C), Vice President Fred Jensen (District B), Treasurer Rachel Bauer (District D) and Secretary Deb Gustafson (District E). District A is vacant after Director Magdaleno resigned in July 2026.
Meetings
Regular meetings are on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the district office (about monthly), with virtual work sessions between.
The posted records are agendas and minutes; budget books were not posted, so budget details come from meeting summaries.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Master Facility Plan: new Lochbuie 7-12 campus and grade changes
Recommended; funding vote postponedA community committee recommended a new 7-12 campus in Lochbuie and moving 7th and 8th grade to Weld Central High School in the Keenesburg and Hudson area. The board decided in June not to ask voters for a bond and mill levy override in November 2026.
- Final planning committee meeting
- Recommendation presented to the board; outreach consultant approved
- Board holds off on a 2026 bond and mill levy override
Funding
Not set; a bond and mill levy override were considered for Nov 2026 and held off
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