Moffat County High School

Moffat County High School operates as a tight-knit 9-12 campus in CRAIG, Colorado, part of Moffat County School District RE: No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 481 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

Moffat County High School is one of 7 schools operated by Moffat County School District RE: No. 1, a district that hosts 1,821 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Moffat County High School lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic. By comparison, Moffat County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Moffat County High School logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Moffat County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Moffat County High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.5%; Moffat County High School posts 20.9%, -18.6 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Moffat County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,849 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Moffat County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,821 students), of which Moffat County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Sunset Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moffat County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moffat County High School has fell 17%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 66%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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