Enrollment
55
High
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50·NCES 080303001434
Grand Mesa High School
56600 HIGHWAY 330, COLLBRAN, CO 81624 · (970) 487-3576 · Mesa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 69% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
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Where Grand Mesa High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #373 of 409 | #8 of 9 |
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
55
-28 (-34%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 55 | 2.4 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 2.8 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 33 | 4 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 3 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 4.8 | 30.0:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 4 | 31.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 8 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 6 | 29.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Mesa High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 62% (143 to 55); teachers down 51% (4.8 to 2.4).
About Grand Mesa High School
Grand Mesa High School is a very small high school located in COLLBRAN, Colorado. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 55 students. The school is 91% below the average for high schools in Colorado.
Plateau Valley School District 50 is responsible for 4 schools, Grand Mesa High School included, with 303 students in all.
The student body at Grand Mesa High School is 58% White. The school is also 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
There are about 23.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Grand Mesa High School, which has 2.4. The school's 23.3:1 compares with an average of 16.9:1 for high schools in Colorado.
For Mesa County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $73,658 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Mesa County number 57, with about 22,232 students.
Of the public schools around it, Grand Mesa High School is closest to Plateau Valley Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Grand Mesa High School has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Grand Mesa High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 28 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 27.7:1 in 2020-21, and 23.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Mesa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,601
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
22,232 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plateau Valley School District 50
- Plateau Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Plateau Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 41 students
Other schools in COLLBRAN
- Plateau Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Plateau Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Plateau Valley Elementary School1.1 mi · 142
- Plateau Valley High School1.1 mi · 65
- Plateau Valley Junior High School1.1 mi · 41
- Bea Underwood Elementary School13.7 mi · 390
- De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT14.3 mi · 179
- Grand Valley Middle School14.4 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Mesa High SchoolHow large is Grand Mesa High School?
Grand Mesa High School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Grand Mesa High School serve?
Grand Mesa High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Mesa High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand Mesa High School is approximately 23.3:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Mesa High School?
At Grand Mesa High School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 22% Black.
Who oversees Grand Mesa High School?
Grand Mesa High School is overseen by Plateau Valley School District 50 in Mesa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.