Grand Mesa Choice Academy

As a tiny 9-12 campus in DELTA, Colorado, Grand Mesa Choice Academy works with 68 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Delta County Joint District No. 50. That puts it 89% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Grand Mesa Choice Academy is one of 17 schools operated by Delta County Joint District No. 50, a district that hosts 4,591 students overall.

Demographically, Grand Mesa Choice Academy shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 35% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Delta County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Grand Mesa Choice Academy shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Delta County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Delta County indicate median household income runs about $57,774, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Grand Mesa Choice Academy is one of 18 public schools in Delta County (combined enrollment of about 4,591 students).

Nearest neighbor: Delta High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grand Mesa Choice Academy.

Grand Mesa Choice Academy operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 82 students in 2018 compared to 68 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 71% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Grand Mesa Choice Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.