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Enrollment
1,352
High
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9-R·NCES 080348000448
Durango High School
2390 MAIN AVENUE, DURANGO, CO 81301 · (970) 259-1630 · La Plata County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,352 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
407 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 376 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Durango High School
Durango High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durango High School this school | 1,352 | 30.1% | 45.9% |
| Loveland High School LOVELAND | 1,354 | 27.3% | 32.1% |
| Thompson Valley High School LOVELAND | 1,005 | 31.5% | 27.4% |
| Roosevelt High School JOHNSTOWN | 1,184 | 31.5% | N/A |
| Severance High School SEVERANCE | 943 | 28.3% | 28.9% |
| Falcon High School PEYTON | 1,172 | 28.8% | 28.1% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Durango High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #39 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,352 | #68 of 409 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #93 of 250 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #122 of 250 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #246 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.8% | #28 of 108 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,352
+60 (+5%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,352 | 83.9 | 16.1:1 | 30% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 1,343 | 81.5 | 16.5:1 | 30% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 1,369 | 78.2 | 17.5:1 | 20% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 1,292 | 73 | 17.7:1 | 20% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 1,101 | 67.6 | 16.3:1 | 20% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 1,030 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 21% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 1,360 | 71 | 19.1:1 | 21% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 1,482 | 78 | 19.0:1 | 8% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,074 | 45 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durango High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,101 to 1,352); teachers up 24% (67.6 to 83.9).
About Durango High School
Durango High School is a large high school. Its address is in DURANGO, Colorado. It had 1,352 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Colorado average about 627 students, which makes this school 116% above average.
Durango School District No. 9-R is responsible for 13 schools, Durango High School included, with 5,089 students in all.
The largest group at Durango High School is White students, at 68%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in La Plata County, the White share is about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Durango High School scores 49%.
There are 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Durango High School, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 407 students, or 30%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in La Plata County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Durango High School would score about 48.5%. It scores 45.9%, 2.6 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for La Plata County show that median household income comes to about $86,056, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Plata County counts 24 public schools with about 7,504 students.
Needham Elementary School is the nearest public school to Durango High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.2% proficiency; Durango High School posts 45.9%.
Durango High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Durango High School had a net gain of 60 students, or 5%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.7:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durango School District No. 9-R
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Escalante Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other schools in DURANGO
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Escalante Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other Durango High schools
One other US public school is named Durango High. Durango High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Durango High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Needham Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- Miller Middle School0.5 mi · 360
- Riverview Elementary School0.7 mi · 374
- Mountain Middle School0.7 mi · 302
- Animas High School1.1 mi · 249
- Southwest Colorado eSchool1.3 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Durango High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Durango High School?
Durango High School enrolls approximately 1,352 students in grades 09-12.
Is Durango High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Durango High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Durango High School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Durango High School.
What is the student diversity at Durango High School?
Student demographics at Durango High School are roughly 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Durango High School public or private?
Durango High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durango School District No. 9-R.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.