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Pueblo County High School
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BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Pueblo County High School
Pueblo County High School, a sprawling secondary school in PUEBLO, Colorado, part of Pueblo County School District 70, caters to 1,148 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Pueblo County High School sits 83% above that benchmark.
Across the 27 schools in Pueblo County School District 70 (10,563 students total), Pueblo County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Pueblo County High School records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 47% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Pueblo County's rate of about 66%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pueblo County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 25.6%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pueblo County put median household earnings sit near $64,010, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Pueblo County High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Vineland Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pueblo County High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pueblo County High School has grew 17%, going from 983 students in 2018 to 1,148 in 2025.
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