Lake City Community School

Lake City Community School operates as a tiny multi-level school in LAKE CITY, Colorado, part of Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1. Current enrollment sits at 75 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 86% below typical.

Operationally, Lake City Community School answers to Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Lake City Community School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder breaks down as 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Hinsdale County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Lake City Community School logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Lake City Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Lake City Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of -0.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hinsdale County put median household earnings sit near $75,972, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 0%.

Ouray Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 19.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake City Community School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lake City Community School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 75).

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