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The highest-poverty public high schools in Mesa County, Colorado

6 public high schools in Mesa County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. R-5 High School leads the list at 66.2%, against a median of 47.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Mesa County, Colorado

Top % FRL

66.2%

Median % FRL

47.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MESA COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	R-5 High School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	207	66.2%
2	Central High School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	1,352	58.3%
3	Palisade High School	PALISADE, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	1,073	50.9%
4	Grand Junction High School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	1,832	43.1%
5	Fruita Monument High School	FRUITA, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	1,427	30.1%
6	Mesa Valley Community School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	178	29.8%

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