Other / mixed grade configuration · Durango, CO

Southwest Colorado Eschool

Federal NCES profile for Southwest Colorado Eschool, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 80/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 089930006497
0/100100/10080/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
87
📋 Attendance
100
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Southwest Colorado Eschool earns 80/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Colorado schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Colorado.

#1 of 8
schools in Durango · Resource Index
80
Resource Index · Higher
9.6:1
small classes for Colorado
48
students enrolled

Southwest Colorado Eschool has class sizes smaller than 93% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Southwest Colorado Eschool ranks #1 of 8 schools in Durango, CO.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Southwest Colorado Eschool grew from 40 students in 2022-23 to 45 in 2023-24 (+12.5%).

Teacher FTE lost 5.1 → 3.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+5 students YoY 089930006497 · Durango, CO Other · SMALL · TRAD

48 enr · 9.6:1 · RII 80

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Southwest Colorado Eschool grew from 40 students in 2022-23 to 45 in 2023-24 (+12.5%). Teacher FTE lost 5.1 → 3.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Colorado schools → · Find another →

How Southwest Colorado Eschool compares

Southwest Colorado Eschool is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.6:1 ▼ 42% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 48 top 95% - -

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

9.6:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
48
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.6:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 7% in Colorado - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
0.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 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.

Student demographics

White 75.0%
Hispanic or Latino 14.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.3%
African American 4.2%

Largest group: White at 75.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.0, Southwest Colorado Eschool is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes

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.

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Colorado Eschool

How many students attend Southwest Colorado Eschool?

Southwest Colorado Eschool has 48 students enrolled. It is a public school in Durango, CO. CCD year-over-year: 40 (2022-23) → 45 (2023-24), up 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Colorado Eschool?

The student-teacher ratio at Southwest Colorado Eschool is 9.6:1, which is 42% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Southwest Colorado Eschool?

The largest demographic group at Southwest Colorado Eschool is White at 75.0% of enrollment, in Durango, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Southwest Colorado Eschool?

Southwest Colorado Eschool has a Resource Investment Index of 80/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Southwest Colorado Eschool rank among schools in Durango?

By Resource Investment Index, Southwest Colorado Eschool ranks #1 of 8 schools in Durango, CO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Durango on the city page.

What other schools are in San Juan Boces?

None reported; San Juan Boces operates only Southwest Colorado Eschool 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 2022-23) · 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.