Simla High School

As a micro-enrollment senior high in SIMLA, Colorado, Simla High School enrolls 101 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Big Sandy School District No. 100J. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Simla High School sits 84% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Big Sandy School District No. 100J (329 students total), Simla High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Simla High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Simla High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Elbert County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Simla High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 40.4%.

Across the wider county, Elbert County reports that median household income runs about $132,685, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Simla High School is one of 17 public schools in Elbert County (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students).

The closest other public school is Simla Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Simla High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Simla High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.7%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Simla High School has climbed 12%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 12% over that span.

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