Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango

Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango, a middle-of-the-pack all-grades campus in DURANGO, Colorado, overseen by Durango School District No. 9-R, hosts 752 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 523.

Within Durango School District No. 9-R, which oversees 13 schools and 5,089 students, Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, La Plata County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (La Plata County) shows that median household income runs about $86,056, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across La Plata County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students), Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango is one campus in the mix.

Durango Big Picture High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango has climbed 40%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 752 in 2024. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 25% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.