Fossil Ridge High School

Fossil Ridge High School, a well-populated senior high in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, one of the schools within Poudre School District R-1, hosts 1,846 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 194% bigger than the state mean of about 627.

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

On the student-mix side, Fossil Ridge High School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Fossil Ridge High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Larimer County (around 35%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fossil Ridge High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 64.0%, a residual of +7.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Larimer County indicate median household income runs about $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Larimer County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), of which Fossil Ridge High School is one.

The closest other public school is Preston Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fossil Ridge High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 2,003 students in 2018 compared to 1,846 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 82% to 76% over that span.

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