Montezuma-Cortez High School

Montezuma-Cortez High School operates as a mid-tier 9-12 campus in CORTEZ, Colorado, part of Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1. Current enrollment sits at 598 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, which oversees 10 schools and 2,380 students, Montezuma-Cortez High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Montezuma-Cortez High School reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 22% Native American, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Montezuma-Cortez High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Montezuma County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,244, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Montezuma-Cortez High School is one of 19 public schools in Montezuma County (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students).

The closest other public school is Southwest Open Charter School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Montezuma-Cortez High School.

Montezuma-Cortez High School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montezuma-Cortez High School has fell 9%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 55% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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