Chaffee County High School

Chaffee County High School is a four-year high school of micro-enrollment scale in BUENA VISTA, Colorado, run under Buena Vista School District No. R-31, enrolling 15 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 627.

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 925 students. Chaffee County High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Chaffee County High School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chaffee County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chaffee County put the typical household earns roughly $84,132 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Chaffee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,462 students), Chaffee County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Avery/Parsons Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chaffee County High School has declined 50%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 15 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 67% to 53%. Class-load math has loosened: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.