Byron Syring Delta Center

Byron Syring Delta Center operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in MONTE VISTA, Colorado, part of Monte Vista School District No. C-8. Current enrollment sits at 51 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 627.

Within Monte Vista School District No. C-8, which oversees 6 schools and 975 students, Byron Syring Delta Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Byron Syring Delta Center records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder reads as 25% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Byron Syring Delta Center records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 54.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Rio Grande County's rate of about 62%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Rio Grande County) shows that median household income runs about $64,411, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Rio Grande County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students), of which Byron Syring Delta Center is one.

The closest other public school is Monte Vista On-Line Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Byron Syring Delta Center.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Byron Syring Delta Center's enrollment has rose 42% since 2018, when it stood at 36 (now 51). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 61% to 73%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 54.3:1 in 2025.

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