Enrollment
90
Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 080603001023
Peetz Junior-Senior High School — Peetz, CO
Federal NCES profile for Peetz Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 71/100.
👥 Class size 43
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 100
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Peetz Junior-Senior High School earns a B Resource Investment Index (71/100), with class sizes smaller than 70% of Colorado schools.
- B
- Resource Index · 71/100
- 14.2:1
- small classes for Colorado
- 9.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 90
- students enrolled
School address
District: School District No. Re-5 Plateau · Colorado
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.2:1
vs 16.9:1 Colorado avg
-16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
9.9%
vs 38.5% Colorado avg
-74% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Peetz Junior-Senior High School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Peetz Junior-Senior High School reports 90 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 16% below the Colorado state mean of 16.9:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 10% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 9.9% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 74% below the Colorado average and 81% below the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 0.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding School District No. Re-5 Plateau spends $21,304 per pupil district-wide, above the Colorado average of $16,273 and above the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 54.5% from local sources (property taxes), 36.6% from the state, and 8.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (B), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Peetz Junior-Senior High School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Colorado state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Colorado | Colorado avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.2:1 | ▼ 16% | 16.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 9.9% | ▼ 74% | 38.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 90 | top 10% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
14 smaller classes than 57% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
90 larger than 9% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
9.9%
free-lunch eligible
— 74% 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
14.2:1
students per teacher
— 16% below state mean
Top 30% in Colorado — lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
0.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$21,304
per pupil, district-wide
— above Colorado avg of $16,273
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 90 Top 10% in Colorado — larger than 90% of 1,923 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 5.0
Students per teacher 14.2:1 -16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 9.9% -74% vs state
NCES ID 080603001023
Student demographics
White 85.6%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.3%
Largest group: White at 85.6% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 0.0%
In-school suspensions 3
Out-of-school suspensions 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for School District No. Re-5 Plateau, which includes Peetz Junior-Senior High School.
$21,304
Per student
+31%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.5%
State 36.6%
Federal 8.8%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 114
- Students per teacher
- 13.4:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
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Frequently asked questions about Peetz Junior-Senior High School
How many students attend Peetz Junior-Senior High School?
Peetz Junior-Senior High School has 90 students enrolled. It is a other school in Peetz, CO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peetz Junior-Senior High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Peetz Junior-Senior High School is 14.2:1, which is 16% lower than the Colorado average of 16.9:1 and 10% 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 Peetz Junior-Senior High School?
9.9% of students at Peetz 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 Peetz Junior-Senior High School?
The largest demographic group at Peetz Junior-Senior High School is White at 85.6%. The school serves a student body in Peetz, CO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Peetz Junior-Senior High School?
Peetz Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (B) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Peetz Junior-Senior High School a good school?
Peetz Junior-Senior High School earns a B Resource Investment Index (71/100), with class sizes smaller than 70% of Colorado schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.