Other / mixed grade configuration · Iliff, CO

Caliche Junior-Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Caliche Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080669001147
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0/100100/10066/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Caliche Junior-Senior High School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Colorado schools.

66
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for Colorado
20.5%
free-lunch eligible
104
students enrolled

Caliche Junior-Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

School address

Iliff, CO 80736
District: School District No. Re-1 Valley · Colorado

NCES ID 080669001147 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

Caliche Junior-Senior High School shrank from 112 students in 2022-23 to 106 in 2023-24 (-5.4%).

Teacher FTE added 11.1 → 11.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-6 students YoY 080669001147 · Iliff, CO Other · SMALL · TRAD

104 enr · 9.5:1 · 20.5% lunch · RII 66

Nearest enrollment peer: Sterling High School (421 students)

Caliche Junior-Senior High School shrank from 112 students in 2022-23 to 106 in 2023-24 (-5.4%). Teacher FTE added 11.1 → 11.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Colorado schools → · Find another →

Caliche Junior-Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Caliche Junior-Senior High School reports 104 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Caliche Junior-Senior High School compares

Caliche Junior-Senior High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.5:1 ▼ 43% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.5% ▼ 47% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 104 top 88% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
20.5%
free-lunch eligible - 47% below the Colorado average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 43% below state mean
Top 6% in Colorado - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,521
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $17,910
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.8%
Hispanic or Latino 17.3%
Two or More 3.8%

Largest group: White at 78.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.8, Caliche Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for School District No. Re-1 Valley reports $12,521 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Caliche Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sterling High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sterling Middle School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ayres Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Campbell Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Caliche Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Caliche Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

School District No. Re-1 Valley · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~104 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Caliche Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Caliche Junior-Senior High School?

Caliche Junior-Senior High School has 104 students enrolled. It is a public school in Iliff, CO. CCD year-over-year: 112 (2022-23) → 106 (2023-24), down 6.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Caliche Junior-Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Caliche Junior-Senior High School is 9.5:1, which is 43% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Caliche Junior-Senior High School?

20.5% of students at Caliche Junior-Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Caliche Junior-Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Caliche Junior-Senior High School is White at 78.8% of enrollment, in Iliff, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Caliche Junior-Senior High School?

Caliche Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in School District No. Re-1 Valley?

Besides Caliche Junior-Senior High School, School District No. Re-1 Valley also operates Sterling High School (421 students), Sterling Middle School (397 students), and Ayres Elementary School (385 students). See the School District No. Re-1 Valley district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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