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Does Fort Collins High School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,836
High
DISTRICT 1,141 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000528
Fort Collins High School
3400 LAMBKIN WAY, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525 · (970) 488-8021 · Larimer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,836 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
18.6:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
686 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 446 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 466 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 451 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 473 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Fort Collins High School
Fort Collins High School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins High School this school | 1,836 | 37.4% | 36.3% |
| Boulder High School BOULDER | 1,939 | 34.5% | 58.7% |
| Centaurus High School LAFAYETTE | 1,557 | 30.8% | 59.8% |
| Grand Junction High School GRAND JUNCTION | 1,832 | 43.1% | 30.4% |
| Littleton High School LITTLETON | 1,187 | 40.2% | 37.5% |
| Columbine High School LITTLETON | 1,710 | 29.7% | 26.5% |
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 Fort Collins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #73 of 231 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,836 | #30 of 409 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #144 of 250 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #117 of 250 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #213 of 320 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #91 of 108 | N/A |
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
1,836
-115 (-6%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,299
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,836 | 98.7 | 18.6:1 | 37% (686) |
| 2023-24 | 1,902 | 112.3 | 16.9:1 | 37% (709) |
| 2022-23 | 1,903 | 111.9 | 17.0:1 | 32% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 1,951 | 104 | 18.8:1 | 26% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 1,796 | 91.3 | 19.7:1 | 33% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 1,638 | 90 | 18.2:1 | 34% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 1,669 | 85 | 19.6:1 | 27% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 1,751 | 79 | 22.2:1 | 3% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 1,299 | 68 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Collins High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,796 to 1,836); teachers up 8% (91.3 to 98.7).
About Fort Collins High School
This page covers Fort Collins High School, a large high school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado. In all, 1,836 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 193% above the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.
Poudre School District R-1 runs Fort Collins High School along with 51 other schools, enrolling 29,381 students in total.
The student body at Fort Collins High School is 66% White. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Larimer County, the White share is about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
There are 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fort Collins High School, giving a ratio of 18.6:1. High schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.9:1. By family income, 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in Larimer County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fort Collins High School is 7.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 36.3%. Predicted: 44.1%.
In Larimer County, the median household earns about $93,765 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Larimer County, 94 public schools serve about 47,159 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Linton Elementary School, is the closest to Fort Collins High School. Fort Collins High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 36.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Fort Collins High School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 1,951 to 1,836.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Fort Collins High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Wellington Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
- Lesher Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
Nearby schools
- Linton Elementary School0.6 mi · 307
- Shepardson Elementary School0.8 mi · 414
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins1.1 mi · 971
- Kruse Elementary School1.1 mi · 406
- Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado1.3 mi · 621
- Boltz Middle School1.4 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Collins High SchoolHow large is Fort Collins High School?
Fort Collins High School enrolls approximately 1,836 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fort Collins High School serve?
Fort Collins High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fort Collins High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Fort Collins High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Collins High School?
At Fort Collins High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Collins High School?
Fort Collins High School is overseen by Poudre School District R-1 in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.