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How has Gunnison High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUNNISON WATERSHED SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1J·NCES 080447000656
Gunnison High School
800 WEST OHIO, GUNNISON, CO 81230 · (970) 641-7700 · Gunnison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 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
17.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
165 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gunnison High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison High School this school | 410 | 40.2% | 26.4% |
| Strasburg High School STRASBURG | 364 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Estes Park High School ESTES PARK | 288 | 39.2% | 18.8% |
| Sterling High School STERLING | 421 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Moffat County High School CRAIG | 481 | 44.9% | 20.9% |
| Wiggins High School WIGGINS | 236 | 39.8% | N/A |
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 Gunnison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #138 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #183 of 409 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #129 of 250 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #101 of 250 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #194 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #84 of 108 |
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
410
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 410 | 22.9 | 17.9:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 24.3 | 16.4:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 24.4 | 16.2:1 | 28% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 24% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 26.2 | 15.1:1 | 25% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 25 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gunnison High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (395 to 410); teachers down 13% (26.2 to 22.9).
About Gunnison High School
Students in GUNNISON, Colorado, attend Gunnison High School, a low-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 410 students. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J enrolls 2,095 students, and its 7 schools include Gunnison High School.
More than half of enrollment at Gunnison High School is White: 60%. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic. The school's White share is 27 points below the 87% share among Gunnison County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Gunnison High School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.9 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Colorado, 16.9:1, is lower. Gunnison High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 40%.
Gunnison High School is a bottom-10% school in Colorado on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.4% against a predicted 42.3%.
The county, Gunnison County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $84,527 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Gunnison High School, Gunnison County has 7 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Gunnison Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Gunnison High School ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Gunnison High School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
The school grew from 377 students in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.1:1 to 17.9:1.
This page is set up for the Gunnison High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gunnison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,241
Census ACS
Median income
$84,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,095 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
- Gunnison Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Crested Butte Secondary SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Gunnison Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Crested Butte Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Lake PreschoolElementary · 74 students
- Marble Charter SchoolCombined · 34 students
Other schools in GUNNISON
- Gunnison Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Gunnison Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Lake PreschoolElementary · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Gunnison Elementary School0.4 mi · 560
- Gunnison Middle School0.4 mi · 314
- Lake Preschool0.4 mi · 74
- Crested Butte Secondary School22.0 mi · 400
- Crested Butte Elementary School22.0 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Gunnison High SchoolHow many students attend Gunnison High School?
Gunnison High School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gunnison High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gunnison High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Gunnison High School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Gunnison High School.
What is the student diversity at Gunnison High School?
Student demographics at Gunnison High School are roughly 60% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gunnison High School?
Gunnison High School is overseen by Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J in Gunnison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.