Other / mixed grade configuration · Hugo, CO

Genoa-Hugo School

Federal NCES profile for Genoa-Hugo School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080474000686
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Genoa-Hugo School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Colorado schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Colorado schools.

61
Resource Index · Higher
12.9:1
small classes for Colorado
28.1%
free-lunch eligible
220
students enrolled

Genoa-Hugo School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

220

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg

-22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

28.1%

vs 38.5% Colorado avg

-27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Genoa-Hugo School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Genoa-Hugo School

Genoa-Hugo School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Hugo, Colorado, enrolling 220 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Colorado schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 28.1% lands close to the Colorado typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 220 puts it in the smaller third of Colorado schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 202 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Colorado schools statewide, it ranks #15, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 16/100).

14.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113 operates only this one school, so Genoa-Hugo School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Genoa-Hugo School compares

Genoa-Hugo School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▼ 22% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.1% ▼ 27% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 220 top 74% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
220
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
28.1%
free-lunch eligible - 27% 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
12.9:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 23% in Colorado - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,845
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $16,273
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.9%
African American 2.7%

Largest group: White at 91.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.0, Genoa-Hugo School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113, which includes Genoa-Hugo School.

$13,845
Per student
-15%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.0%
State 41.6%
Federal 8.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Genoa-Hugo School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Genoa-Hugo School

How many students attend Genoa-Hugo School?

Genoa-Hugo School has 220 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hugo, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Genoa-Hugo School?

The student-teacher ratio at Genoa-Hugo School is 12.9:1, which is 22% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 18% 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 Genoa-Hugo School?

28.1% of students at Genoa-Hugo School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Genoa-Hugo School?

The largest demographic group at Genoa-Hugo School is White at 91.4% of enrollment, in Hugo, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Genoa-Hugo School?

Genoa-Hugo School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Genoa-Hugo School a good school?

Genoa-Hugo School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Colorado schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Colorado schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113?

None reported; Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113 operates only Genoa-Hugo School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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