Bayfield Intermediate School

Set in BAYFIELD, Colorado, Bayfield Intermediate School is a compact primary school, one of the schools within Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R. It teaches 274 students across grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% below the state mean of about 379.

Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,183 students; Bayfield Intermediate School is among them.

On demographics, Bayfield Intermediate School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, La Plata County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Bayfield Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for La Plata County put median household income runs about $86,056, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Bayfield Intermediate School is one of 24 public schools in La Plata County (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bayfield Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bayfield Intermediate School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bayfield Intermediate School's enrollment has contracted 61% since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 274). White enrollment moved from 76% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bayfield Intermediate School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.