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The most racially diverse public schools in Chaffee County, Colorado

Across Chaffee County, Colorado, 6 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Salida Middle School leads the list at 38.9%, against a median of 34.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Chaffee County, Colorado

Top Diversity index

38.9%

Median Diversity index

34.4%

MOST DIVERSE · CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Salida Middle School	SALIDA, CO	327	38.9%	75.8%(248)	0.0%(0)	18.0%(59)	0.6%(2)
2	Avery/Parsons Elementary School	BUENA VISTA, CO	383	35.3%	78.8%(302)	0.8%(3)	15.4%(59)	0.8%(3)
3	Buena Vista High School	BUENA VISTA, CO	256	35.2%	78.9%(202)	0.8%(2)	15.6%(40)	1.6%(4)
4	Salida High School	SALIDA, CO	409	33.6%	80.2%(328)	1.2%(5)	13.7%(56)	0.2%(1)
5	Buena Vista Middle School	BUENA VISTA, CO	211	30.1%	82.0%(173)	0.5%(1)	16.1%(34)	0.0%(0)
6	Longfellow Elementary School	SALIDA, CO	449	28.1%	83.7%(376)	0.0%(0)	13.1%(59)	0.2%(1)

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