Dolores High School

Dolores High School operates as a micro-enrollment high school in DOLORES, Colorado, overseen by Dolores School District No. Re-4A. Current enrollment sits at 186 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 627.

Dolores School District No. Re-4A comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 668 students; Dolores High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dolores High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Montezuma County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Montezuma County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dolores High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.4%; this one delivers 36.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Montezuma County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,244 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montezuma County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students), Dolores High School is one campus in the mix.

Dolores Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dolores High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.0%.

Dolores High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dolores High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 186). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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