Mancos High School

Located at 355 WEST GRAND AVENUE, in MANCOS, Colorado, Mancos High School is a micro-enrollment senior high that instructs 142 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Mancos School District Re-6. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 627.

Mancos School District Re-6 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 511 students. Mancos High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mancos High School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 6% Native American. Compared to Montezuma County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mancos High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Mancos High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montezuma County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montezuma County put the typical household earns roughly $65,244 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Montezuma County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students), of which Mancos High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mancos Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 142 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.