Cheraw School

Cheraw School, an one-room-style all-grades campus in CHERAW, Colorado, operated by Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S, educates 209 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 523.

Cheraw School is a school of Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Cheraw School lists that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic. By comparison, Otero County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Otero County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cheraw School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.6%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Otero County shows median household income runs about $54,037, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Cheraw School is one of 15 public schools in Otero County (combined enrollment of about 3,027 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tiger Trades Academy, around 8.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cheraw School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

Cheraw School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cheraw School has stayed largely flat, going from 207 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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