Pagosa Peak Open School

Pagosa Peak Open School, a minimally staffed K-5 school in PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado, part of Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt, works with 111 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 379.

Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,588 students. Pagosa Peak Open School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pagosa Peak Open School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 32% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Pagosa Peak Open School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Pagosa Peak Open School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Pagosa Peak Open School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Archuleta County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,065, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Archuleta County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,588 students), of which Pagosa Peak Open School is one.

The closest other public school is Pagosa Springs Elementary School, roughly 2.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pagosa Peak Open School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a public charter, Pagosa Peak Open School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 61%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 111 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.