Montbello Career and Technical High School

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Montbello Career and Technical High School is an one-room-style four-year high school, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It caters to 158 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Montbello Career and Technical High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Montbello Career and Technical High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 74% of students at Montbello Career and Technical High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denver County) records that the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Montbello Career and Technical High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Montbello Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montbello Career and Technical High School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montbello Career and Technical High School has climbed 78%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 158 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has grew: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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