Marsh Elementary School

Marsh Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment primary school in MONTE VISTA, Colorado, operated by Monte Vista School District No. C-8. Current enrollment sits at 166 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Marsh Elementary School sits 56% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Monte Vista School District No. C-8 (975 students total), Marsh Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Marsh Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Rio Grande County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 64% of students at Marsh Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Rio Grande County shows median household income runs about $64,411, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marsh Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Rio Grande County (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bill Metz Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Marsh Elementary School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 25%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 38% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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