Red Canyon High School

Red Canyon High School is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in EDWARDS, Colorado, run under Eagle County School District No. Re 50. The school caters to 157 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 75% below typical.

Red Canyon High School is one of 21 schools operated by Eagle County School District No. Re 50, a district that hosts 6,312 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Red Canyon High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Eagle County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Red Canyon High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Eagle County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Eagle County put median household earnings sit near $104,096, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Red Canyon High School is one of 23 public schools in Eagle County (combined enrollment of about 7,148 students).

The closest other public school is World Academy Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Red Canyon High School's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 168 (now 157). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 77% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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