Las Animas High School

Las Animas High School operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in LAS ANIMAS, Colorado, run under Las Animas School District No. Re-1. Current enrollment sits at 132 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 79% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Within Las Animas School District No. Re-1, which oversees 5 schools and 906 students, Las Animas High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Las Animas High School reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 48% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at Las Animas High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Bent County's rate of about 65%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bent County) logs that median household earnings sit near $50,179, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bent County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 663 students), of which Las Animas High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Las Animas Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 132 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.