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Enrollment
431
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 29J·NCES 080243000092
Bennett High School
610 7TH STREET, BENNETT, CO 80102 · (303) 644-3234 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
128 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 27% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Bennett School District No. 29J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bennett High School
Bennett High School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett High School this school | 431 | 29.7% | 20.2% |
| Eagle Valley High School GYPSUM | 980 | 35.7% | 28.9% |
| Coal Ridge High School NEW CASTLE | 578 | 40.1% | 27.8% |
| Highland High School AULT | 299 | 28.8% | N/A |
| Eagle Ridge Academy BRIGHTON | 593 | 40.6% | 33.3% |
| The STEAD School COMMERCE CITY | 421 | 23.3% | 29.1% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bennett High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #161 of 231 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #176 of 409 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #156 of 250 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #55 of 250 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #251 of 320 | #25 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.4% | #34 of 108 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
+60 (+16%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 431 | 22.4 | 19.2:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 23.7 | 18.9:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 21.9 | 19.5:1 | 25% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 31% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 18.6 | 19.6:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 8% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (364 to 431); teachers up 21% (18.6 to 22.4).
About Bennett High School
Bennett High School is a small high school based in BENNETT, Colorado. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 431 students. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
Across its 6 schools, Bennett School District No. 29J enrolls 1,793 students. Bennett High School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Bennett High School is 53% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 39% White and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bennett High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Bennett High School employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. That ratio is over the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 30% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 62%, higher than here.
A school in Colorado with Bennett High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 48.7%. Bennett High School scores 20.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Adams County, median household income is about $94,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Adams County number 171 and enroll about 87,938.
Bennett Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Bennett High School's average proficiency of 20.2% compares with 27.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Bennett High School's location as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 371 to 431.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bennett School District No. 29J
- Sky Ranch AcademyElementary · 495 students
- Bennett Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Bennett Intermediate SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Bennett PreschoolElementary · 79 students
Other schools in BENNETT
- Bennett Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Bennett Intermediate SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Bennett PreschoolElementary · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Bennett Middle School0.1 mi · 281
- Bennett Elementary School0.2 mi · 251
- Bennett Intermediate School0.2 mi · 256
- Bennett Preschool0.2 mi · 79
- Hemphill Middle School5.4 mi · 250
- Strasburg High School5.5 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bennett High School?
Bennett High School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bennett High School serve?
Bennett High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bennett High School have?
Bennett High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bennett High School?
Student demographics at Bennett High School are roughly 39% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bennett High School in?
Bennett High School is part of Bennett School District No. 29J.
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