Total enrollment
2,095
+21 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
Colorado · 2,095 students · 3 cities
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J's footprint covers 7 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,095 (an average of 299 per school).
4-year change in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #22 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,095 | #48 of 95 | #4,292 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #45 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #37 of 95 | #5,266 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.2% | #77 of 94 | #6,305 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #54 of 68 | #3,783 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Crested Butte Elementary School at 61.6% proficient to Gunnison High School at 26.4%, a gap of 35.2 points. That is the 28th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,073 to 2,095 students (up 1%) and from 137 to 142 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Elementary School | Gunnison | Elementary | PK-05 | 560 |
| Gunnison High School | Gunnison | High | 09-12 | 410 |
| Crested Butte Secondary School | Crested Butte | High | 06-12 | 400 |
| Gunnison Middle School | Gunnison | Middle | 06-08 | 314 |
| Crested Butte Elementary School | Crested Butte | Elementary | KG-05 | 303 |
| Lake Preschool | Gunnison | Elementary | PK-PK | 74 |
| Marble Charter School | Marble | Combined | KG-10 | 34 |
About Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J is a sparse Colorado school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 2,095.
Looking at the level breakdown, Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J runs about 299 students per school, 34% lower than the state mean of roughly 456.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 2,074 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,095 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.