Animas High School

Set in DURANGO, Colorado, Animas High School is a tiny secondary school, part of State Charter School Institute. It serves 249 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Animas High School sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.

State Charter School Institute comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 21,411 students; Animas High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Animas High School lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to La Plata County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Animas High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, La Plata County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Animas High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.6%; Animas High School posts 31.1%, -19.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for La Plata County indicate median household income runs about $86,056, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across La Plata County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students), Animas High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Park Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Animas High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Animas High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. As a public charter, Animas High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 258 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.