Lake George Charter School

Lake George Charter School is a tiny all-grades campus in LAKE GEORGE, Colorado, part of Park County School District No. Re-2. The school hosts 152 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Within Park County School District No. Re-2, which oversees 5 schools and 576 students, Lake George Charter School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lake George Charter School lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Park County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Lake George Charter School reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Park County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lake George Charter School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.2%; actual is 29.2%, a gap of -19.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Park County shows median household income runs about $103,670, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Park County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,264 students), Lake George Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Summit Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.4 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake George Charter School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, Lake George Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Lake George Charter School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 143 (now 152). White enrollment moved from 71% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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