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Alamosa High School
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Alamosa High School
Alamosa High School is a moderately sized high school in ALAMOSA, Colorado, part of Alamosa School District No. Re-11J. The school educates 568 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within Alamosa School District No. Re-11J, which oversees 6 schools and 2,038 students, Alamosa High School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Alamosa High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Alamosa County indicate median household income runs about $55,397, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alamosa County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,294 students), of which Alamosa High School is one.
Ortega Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Alamosa High School.
Alamosa High School operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 607 students in 2018 compared to 568 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 62% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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- Alamosa Elementary School 3-5Elementary · 473 students
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- Ortega Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Alamosa Elementary School K-2Elementary · 437 students
- Alamosa Alternative Education SchoolHigh · 60 students
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- Alamosa Alternative Education School0.8 mi · 60
- Alamosa Elementary School K-21.4 mi · 437
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