Silverton High School

As a tiny senior high in SILVERTON, Colorado, Silverton High School caters to 22 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San Juan. That puts it 96% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San Juan runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 72 students. Silverton High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Silverton High School shows that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 5% Black, 5% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Juan County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Juan County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,824, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Silverton High School is one of 3 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 72 students).

Silverton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 57%: 14 students in 2018 compared to 22 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 4.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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