Enrollment
105
Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Saguache, CO
Mountain Valley School
Federal NCES profile for Mountain Valley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080630001415
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mountain Valley School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Colorado schools.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.5:1
- small classes for Colorado
- 34.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 105
- students enrolled
Mountain Valley School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 · Colorado
NCES ID 080630001415 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.5:1
vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg
-55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
34.4%
vs 38.5% Colorado avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mountain Valley School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mountain Valley School
Mountain Valley School is a small combined-grade school in Saguache, Colorado, enrolling 105 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.5:1, Mountain Valley School is leaner than roughly 97% of Colorado schools and 55% under the state's 16.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 34.4% lands close to the Colorado typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 105 puts it in the smaller third of Colorado schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 106 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.
Its student body is led by White (59%) and Hispanic or Latino (31%) (diversity index 55/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 100 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 spends $19,746 per pupil, 21% above the Colorado average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 24.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 42 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 105 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 operates only this one school, so Mountain Valley 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 Mountain Valley School compares
Mountain Valley 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 55% | 16.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.4% | ▼ 11% | 38.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 105 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
105
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
34.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% 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
7.5:1
students per teacher
- 55% below state mean
Top 3% in Colorado - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$19,746
per pupil, district-wide
- above Colorado avg of $16,273
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 100 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 32.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 40.0 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 59.0%
Hispanic or Latino 30.5%
Two or More 6.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.9%
African American 1.0%
Largest group: White at 59.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 55.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 55.3, Mountain Valley School is more mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1, which includes Mountain Valley School.
$19,746
Per student
+21%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.8%
State 49.2%
Federal 24.0%
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.
Similar enrollment (~105 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mountain Valley School
How many students attend Mountain Valley School?
Mountain Valley School has 105 students enrolled. It is a public school in Saguache, CO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Valley School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mountain Valley School is 7.5:1, which is 55% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 52% 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 Mountain Valley School?
34.4% of students at Mountain Valley School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mountain Valley School?
The largest demographic group at Mountain Valley School is White at 59.0% of enrollment, in Saguache, CO. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain Valley School?
Mountain Valley School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Mountain Valley School a good school?
Mountain Valley School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of 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 Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1?
None reported; Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 operates only Mountain Valley School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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