Southwest Colorado eSchool

Southwest Colorado eSchool is a very small high school with an address in DURANGO, Colorado. In all, 48 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. That is 92% below the average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.

Federal records list San Juan BOCES as the district for Southwest Colorado eSchool.

The largest group at Southwest Colorado eSchool is White students, at 75%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 4% Black.

A staff of 1.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 29.4:1. Compared with the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is higher.

In the wider La Plata County area, the median household earns about $86,056 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Plata County counts 24 public schools with about 7,504 students.

Durango Big Picture High School sits about 0.5 miles from Southwest Colorado eSchool. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Southwest Colorado eSchool as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Southwest Colorado eSchool carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 48, compared with 74 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (29.4:1) than in 2020-21 (24.7:1).

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