Poudre Community Academy

Set in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Poudre Community Academy is a very small high school, run under Poudre School District R-1. It works with 212 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Poudre Community Academy sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Poudre School District R-1 comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 29,381 students; Poudre Community Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Poudre Community Academy reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 40% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Larimer County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Poudre Community Academy records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Larimer County's rate of about 35%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Larimer County put median household earnings sit near $93,765, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Poudre Community Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Poudre High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Poudre Community Academy operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poudre Community Academy has edged up 41%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 52% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.