Other / mixed grade configuration · Lake City, CO
Lake City Community School
Federal NCES profile for Lake City Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
The verdict
Lake City Community School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Colorado schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Colorado schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.8:1
- small classes for Colorado
- 21.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 75
- students enrolled
Lake City Community School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 080462001969 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 080462001969 · Lake City, CO Other · SMALL · TRAD
75 enr · 6.8:1 · 21.0% lunch · RII 53
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Lake City Community School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Colorado schools → · Find another →
How Lake City Community School compares
Lake City Community 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 | 6.8:1 | ▼ 59% | 16.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.0% | ▼ 45% | 38.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 75 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 89.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 19.9, Lake City Community School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1, which includes Lake City Community School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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 (~75 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.8:1)
Frequently asked questions about Lake City Community School
How many students attend Lake City Community School?
Lake City Community School has 75 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lake City, CO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake City Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lake City Community School is 6.8:1, which is 59% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 57% 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 Lake City Community School?
21.0% of students at Lake City Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lake City Community School?
The largest demographic group at Lake City Community School is White at 89.3% of enrollment, in Lake City, CO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lake City Community School?
Lake City Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1?
None reported; Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1 operates only Lake City Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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