Durango Big Picture High School

Durango Big Picture High School is an one-room-style senior high in DURANGO, Colorado, overseen by Durango School District No. 9-R. The school caters to 99 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Durango Big Picture High School sits 84% smaller than that benchmark.

Durango School District No. 9-R runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,089 students. Durango Big Picture High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Durango Big Picture High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, La Plata County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Durango Big Picture High School logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Durango Big Picture High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, La Plata County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for La Plata County put median household income runs about $86,056, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across La Plata County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,504 students), Durango Big Picture High School is one campus in the mix.

Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango 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 school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 13%: 88 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 58%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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