Total enrollment
4,396
-662 (-13%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Delta County Joint District No. 50
Colorado · 4,591 students · 5 cities
Delta County Joint District No. 50 has 18 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 4,591 Colorado students across 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
7-year change in Delta County Joint District No. 50
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
-2 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
69%
was 72%
% Hispanic
25%
was 23%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta High School | Delta | High | 09-12 | 626 |
| Delta Middle School | Delta | Middle | 06-08 | 498 |
| Garnet Mesa Elementary School | Delta | Elementary | KG-05 | 488 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Delta | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Cedaredge Elementary School | Cedaredge | Elementary | PK-05 | 346 |
| Vision Charter Academy | Delta | Combined | KG-12 | 311 |
| Hotchkiss Elementary School | Hotchkiss | Elementary | PK-08 | 297 |
| Cedaredge High School | Cedaredge | High | 09-12 | 280 |
| North Fork High School | Hotchkiss | High | 09-12 | 265 |
| Paonia K-8 | Paonia | Elementary | PK-08 | 247 |
| Vision Charter Academy K-8 | Delta | Elementary | KG-08 | 195 |
| Backpack Early Learning Academy | Delta | Elementary | PK-PK | 188 |
| Cedaredge Middle School | Cedaredge | Middle | 06-08 | 154 |
| North Fork Montessori @ Crawford | Crawford | Elementary | PK-06 | 120 |
| North Fork School of Integrated Studies | Paonia | Elementary | PK-06 | 112 |
| Grand Mesa Choice Academy | Delta | High | 07-12 | 68 |
| Delta Academy of Applied Learning | Delta | Middle | 05-08 | 25 |
| Delta Online Learning Academy | Delta | Combined | M-M | · |
About Delta County Joint District No. 50
As a low-population district in Colorado, Delta County Joint District No. 50 teaches 4,591 students across 18 schools.
On the school-mix side, Delta County Joint District No. 50 consists of 9 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Delta County Joint District No. 50 runs about 255 students per campus, 44% lower than the state mean of roughly 456.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 13%: 5,058 students in SY 2017-18 versus 4,396 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Delta County Joint District No. 50 closed 2 schools, going from 18 to 16. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 72% to 69% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Delta County Joint District No. 50 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.