Black Canyon High School

Black Canyon High School is a very small 9-12 campus in MONTROSE, Colorado, operated by Montrose County School District Re-1J. The school teaches 100 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Black Canyon High School sits 84% below that benchmark.

Black Canyon High School is one of 15 schools operated by Montrose County School District Re-1J, a district that instructs 5,977 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Black Canyon High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 25% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montrose County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Montrose County put the typical household earns roughly $72,120 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Black Canyon High School is one of 19 public schools in Montrose County (combined enrollment of about 6,237 students).

The closest other public school is Montrose High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Black Canyon High School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Black Canyon High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.