Fort Collins High School

Fort Collins High School, a substantial high school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, part of Poudre School District R-1, instructs 1,836 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 193% above typical.

Within Poudre School District R-1, which oversees 52 schools and 29,381 students, Fort Collins High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fort Collins High School lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Fort Collins High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fort Collins High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.1%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -7.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Larimer County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Fort Collins High School is one of 94 public schools in Larimer County (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students).

The closest other public school is Linton Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fort Collins High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Collins High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

Fort Collins High School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Collins High School has changed only slightly, going from 1,796 students in 2018 to 1,836 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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