Kiowa High School

Kiowa High School is one of the one-room-style secondary schools in KIOWA, Colorado, overseen by School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of, with 67 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

Across the 3 schools in School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of (292 students total), Kiowa High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Kiowa High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Elbert County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Kiowa High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Kiowa High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Elbert County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Elbert County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $132,685 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kiowa High School is one of 17 public schools in Elbert County (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students).

The closest other public school is Kiowa Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 68 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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