Welte Education Center

Set in FOUNTAIN, Colorado, Welte Education Center is a tiny four-year high school, run under Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an. It enrolls 84 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Welte Education Center sits 87% below that benchmark.

Welte Education Center is one of 13 schools operated by Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, a district that serves 7,955 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Welte Education Center logs that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Welte Education Center has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Welte Education Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Welte Education Center is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

The closest other public school is Fountain Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 31%: 122 students in 2018 compared to 84 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 50% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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