Canon City High School

Set in CANON CITY, Colorado, Canon City High School is a moderately sized secondary school, one of the schools within Fremont Re-1. It serves 936 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Canon City High School sits 49% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Fremont Re-1 (3,191 students total), Canon City High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Canon City High School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Canon City High School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Canon City High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canon City High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fremont County put the typical household earns roughly $62,664 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Canon City High School is one of 13 public schools in Fremont County (combined enrollment of about 4,640 students).

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Canon City High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Canon City High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.7%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 1,079 students in 2018 compared to 936 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 77%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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