Gunnison High School

Located at 800 WEST OHIO, in GUNNISON, Colorado, Gunnison High School is a small 9-12 campus that educates 410 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

Gunnison High School is one of 7 schools operated by Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J, a district that works with 2,095 students overall.

Demographically, Gunnison High School shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Gunnison High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Gunnison High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gunnison High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.3%; this one comes in at 26.4%, -15.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gunnison County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,527, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gunnison High School is one of 7 public schools in Gunnison County (combined enrollment of about 2,095 students).

The closest other public school is Gunnison Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 5 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gunnison High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Gunnison High School's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 395 (now 410). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 60%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Gunnison High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.