Basalt High School

As a tight-knit high school in BASALT, Colorado, Basalt High School teaches 414 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Within Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, which oversees 14 schools and 5,839 students, Basalt High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Basalt High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 32% White. By comparison, Pitkin County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Basalt High School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages about 16.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pitkin County) records that median household earnings sit near $102,645, about 63% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Pitkin County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,365 students), of which Basalt High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Basalt Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Basalt High School.

Basalt High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Basalt High School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 414). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 59% to 66% over that span.

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