Centauri High School

Centauri High School serves students in LA JARA, Colorado, as a small high school. Enrollment totals 301 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 52% below the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.

North Conejos School District No. Re1J has 5 schools; together they serve 927 students.

Federal enrollment data show Centauri High School is 52% White. Other groups include 48% Hispanic. In Conejos County overall, the White share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.

Centauri High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, with 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Colorado, 16.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 50% at Centauri High School. Across public schools in Conejos County, the average is 63%.

American Community Survey estimates for Conejos County show that median household income comes to about $50,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 1,507 students.

The closest school to Centauri High School is Centauri Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.

Enrollment went from 299 in 2020-21 to 301 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.

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