Pagosa Springs High School

Pagosa Springs High School, a close-knit four-year high school in PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado, one of the schools within Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt, enrolls 435 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Pagosa Springs High School sits 31% below that benchmark.

Pagosa Springs High School is one of 5 schools operated by Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt, a district that educates 1,588 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pagosa Springs High School shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Archuleta County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Pagosa Springs High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Pagosa Springs High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Archuleta County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,065 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Archuleta County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,588 students), of which Pagosa Springs High School is one.

San Juan Mountain School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Pagosa Springs High School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Pagosa Springs High School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 435). White enrollment moved from 67% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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