Moffat Prek-12 School

Moffat Prek-12 School is a multi-level school of very small scale in MOFFAT, Colorado, operated by Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache and, teacheing 99 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 523.

Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache and runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 199 students. Moffat Prek-12 School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Moffat Prek-12 School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American.

On the resource side, Moffat Prek-12 School logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Moffat Prek-12 School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Moffat Prek-12 School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.3%; this one delivers 23.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Saguache County indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,082 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saguache County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 932 students), Moffat Prek-12 School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crestone Charter School, roughly 11.7 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moffat Prek-12 School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 25.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moffat Prek-12 School has edged down 33%, going from 147 students in 2018 to 99 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 7% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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