Byers Junior-Senior High School

Byers Junior-Senior High School operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in BYERS, Colorado, operated by Byers School District No. 32J. Current enrollment sits at 235 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Byers Junior-Senior High School is one of 10 schools operated by Byers School District No. 32J, a district that hosts 6,853 students overall.

On demographics, Byers Junior-Senior High School records that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Byers Junior-Senior High School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.6:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Byers Junior-Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Byers Junior-Senior High School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is Colorado Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Byers Junior-Senior High School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Byers Junior-Senior High School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 229 (now 235). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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