Fort Collins Montessori School

As a cozy primary school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Fort Collins Montessori School instructs 278 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Poudre School District R-1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Fort Collins Montessori School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 52 schools in Poudre School District R-1 (29,381 students total), Fort Collins Montessori School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fort Collins Montessori School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Larimer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Fort Collins Montessori School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Larimer County shows median household income runs about $93,765, 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 Montessori School is one of 94 public schools in Larimer County (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students).

Webber Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fort Collins Montessori School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Fort Collins Montessori School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Fort Collins Montessori School's enrollment has climbed 109% since 2018, when it stood at 133 (now 278). Class-load math has grew: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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