Chaffee County High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Buena Vista, Colorado
Chaffee County High School in Buena Vista, Colorado enrolled 15 students in 2024-25 with 1.3 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (Colorado: 31.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%
19 students in 2022-23, 12 students in 2023-24, 15 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 2024-25 | 15 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chaffee County High School enrolled 25 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent78.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.3% of students were White, 33.3% Hispanic, 13.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White53.3%
- Hispanic33.3%
- Two or more races13.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Chaffee County High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 23% | 31.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50% or more of the 13 students in Chaffee County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50% or more | 90‑94% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 13 | 80 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Buena Vista
2 public high schools in Buena Vista report 2024-25 enrollment; Chaffee County High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista High School | 256 | 11.3 | 35.2% |
| Chaffee County High School | 15 | 12.0 | 73.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Chaffee County High School
- Buena Vista High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 256 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 23 miles away: 32 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
- Compare Chaffee County High School with Buena Vista High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Buena Vista School District No. R-31 spends per student$14,439 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,439
- The largest public schools in ColoradoChaffee County High School is the number 429 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#429 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Chaffee County High School
How many students attend Chaffee County High School?
15 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 19 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Buena Vista, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chaffee County High School?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chaffee County High School a Title I school?
Chaffee County High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Chaffee County High School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Chaffee County High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 31.8% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Chaffee County High School?
50% or more of the 13 students in Chaffee County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Chaffee County High School in?
Buena Vista School District No. R-31, NCES district ID 0802640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080264006155 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.