Ridgway High School

Set in RIDGWAY, Colorado, Ridgway High School is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus, part of Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a. It teaches 97 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Ridgway High School sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.

Ridgway High School is one of 3 schools operated by Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a, a district that instructs 320 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridgway High School records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ridgway High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.5%; actual is 37.3%, a gap of -13.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Ouray County shows median household income runs about $91,020, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Ouray County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 500 students), Ridgway High School is one campus in the mix.

Ridgway Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ridgway High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ridgway High School has stayed largely flat, going from 99 students in 2018 to 97 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 85% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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