Peyton Senior High School

Peyton Senior High School is one of the minimally staffed four-year high schools in PEYTON, Colorado, one of the schools within Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and, with 197 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Peyton Senior High School is one of 4 schools operated by Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and, a district that enrolls 596 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Peyton Senior High School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Peyton Senior High School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Peyton Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Peyton Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Peyton Senior High School's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 197). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 78%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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