High school (grades 9-12) · Peyton, CO

Peyton College Academy

Federal NCES profile for Peyton College Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 080606006811
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Peyton College Academy earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Colorado.

#2 of 3
high schools in Peyton · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
16
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Peyton College Academy ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Peyton, CO.

Enrollment

16

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Peyton College Academy

Peyton College Academy is a small high school in Peyton, Colorado, enrolling 16 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Colorado schools, with 16 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and also operates Peyton Elementary School (293 students) and Peyton Senior High School (197 students) alongside Peyton College Academy.

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 Peyton College Academy compares

Peyton College Academy on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 16 top 99% - -

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

16
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$13,225
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $16,273
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and, which includes Peyton College Academy.

$13,225
Per student
-19%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.6%
State 58.5%
Federal 12.0%

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.

How Peyton College Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Peyton Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Peyton Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Peyton Junior High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Peyton Online Academy Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Peyton College Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Peyton School District No. 23 In The County Of El Paso And · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Peyton College Academy'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 Peyton College Academy

How many students attend Peyton College Academy?

Peyton College Academy has 16 students enrolled. It is a high school in Peyton, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Peyton College Academy?

Peyton College Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Peyton College Academy rank among high schools in Peyton?

By Resource Investment Index, Peyton College Academy ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Peyton, CO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Peyton on the city page.

Is Peyton College Academy a good school?

Peyton College Academy earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Colorado. 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 Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and?

Besides Peyton College Academy, Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and also operates Peyton Elementary School (293 students), Peyton Senior High School (197 students), and Peyton Junior High School (78 students). See the Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and district page for the complete list.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.