Enrollment
182
High
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IGNACIO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11JT·NCES 080477000689
Ignacio High School
315 BECKER STREET, IGNACIO, CO 81137 · (970) 563-0515 · La Plata County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 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
8.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
87 students
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 | 57 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 18% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Ignacio School District No. 11Jt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Ignacio High School
Ignacio High School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio High School this school | 182 | 47.8% | 28.3% |
| Crowley County Junior and Senior High School ORDWAY | 156 | 51.9% | N/A |
| Platte Valley High School KERSEY | 331 | 49.8% | 32.8% |
| Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School DEL NORTE | 173 | 51.4% | 34.8% |
| Centauri High School LA JARA | 301 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School DEER TRAIL | 153 | 45.1% | 17.7% |
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 Ignacio High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #127 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #263 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #164 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #17 of 139 |
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
182
-39 (-18%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 182 | 20.4 | 8.9:1 | 48% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 18.6 | 11.1:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 21 | 9.6:1 | 61% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 59% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 21.4 | 12.1:1 | 61% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 38% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 22 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignacio High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (259 to 182); teachers down 4% (21.4 to 20.4).
About Ignacio High School
Ignacio High School is a very small high school in IGNACIO, Colorado, under Ignacio School District No. 11Jt. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 182 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 71% below the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.
In Ignacio School District No. 11Jt, 4 schools enroll a combined 633 students.
The biggest share of students at Ignacio High School, 36%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 32% White, 25% Native American, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all La Plata County residents. The diversity index for Ignacio High School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Ignacio High School comes to 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1. Ignacio High School counts 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 39% average for public schools in La Plata County is 9 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.7%.
In La Plata County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $86,056, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 24 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,504, Ignacio High School among them.
Ignacio High School's closest public school neighbor is Ignacio Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Ignacio High School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 27.7% on proficiency, and Ignacio High School is above that at 28.3%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 182, down from 221 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.9:1, from 10.1:1.
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La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
- Ignacio Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Ignacio Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Other schools in IGNACIO
- Ignacio Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Ignacio Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Ignacio Elementary School0.2 mi · 279
- Ignacio Early Learning Program0.3 mi · 28
- Ignacio Middle School0.3 mi · 144
- Bayfield Primary School7.7 mi · 222
- Bayfield Intermediate School8.5 mi · 274
- Bayfield High School8.6 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Ignacio High SchoolHow large is Ignacio High School?
Ignacio High School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ignacio High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ignacio High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ignacio High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ignacio High School is approximately 8.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ignacio High School?
At Ignacio High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ignacio High School public or private?
Ignacio High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ignacio School District No. 11Jt.
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