County / FIPS 08089
Otero County
Colorado
Otero County runs 15 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 1 Medicare-certified hospital reporting to CMS.
At a glance
Public schools
15
Hospitals
1
With a star rating
0
Land area
1,262
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Otero County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$139.9M
Per resident
$7,483
Change since FY2021
−21%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $178M |
| 2022 | $139M |
| 2023 | $138M |
| 2024 | $140M |
| 2025 | $140M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Otero County ranks 2022nd of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Otero County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | Lajuna | Not rated |
Public schools in Otero County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw School | Cheraw School District No. 31 in the County of Otero and S | Cheraw | 227 |
| Fowler Elementary School | Fowler School District No. R4j | Fowler | 180 |
| Fowler High School | Fowler School District No. R4j | Fowler | 104 |
| Fowler Junior High School | Fowler School District No. R4j | Fowler | 63 |
| Jefferson Intermediate School | Rocky Ford School District No. R2 | Rocky Ford | 199 |
| La Junta Intermediate School | East Otero School District No. R1 | La Junta | 407 |
| La Junta Jr/Sr High School | East Otero School District No. R1 | La Junta | 539 |
| La Junta Primary School | East Otero School District No. R1 | La Junta | 291 |
| Manzanola Elementary School | Manzanola Joint District No. 3j of the Counties of Otero A | Manzanola | 55 |
| Manzanola Junior-Senior High School | Manzanola Joint District No. 3j of the Counties of Otero A | Manzanola | 108 |
| Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School | Rocky Ford School District No. R2 | Rocky Ford | 285 |
| Swink Elementary School | Swink School District No. 33 in the County of Otero and St | Swink | 180 |
| Swink Junior-Senior High School | Swink School District No. 33 in the County of Otero and St | Swink | 134 |
| Tiger Trades Academy | East Otero School District No. R1 | La Junta | 118 |
| Washington Primary School | Rocky Ford School District No. R2 | Rocky Ford | 148 |