Enrollment
48
Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: San Juan Boces · Colorado
NCES ID 089930006497 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.6:1
vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg
-42% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Southwest Colorado Eschool compares with Colorado and U.S. medians
What stands out at Southwest Colorado Eschool
Southwest Colorado Eschool is a small combined-grade school in Durango, Colorado, enrolling 48 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.6:1, Southwest Colorado Eschool is leaner than roughly 93% of Colorado schools and 42% under the state's 16.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Colorado schools, with 48 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 41/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 64 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 0.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 23.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
San Juan Boces operates only this one school, so Southwest Colorado Eschool has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 48 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Colorado's single-school districts.
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 Southwest Colorado Eschool compares
Southwest Colorado Eschool on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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.
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 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
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 (~48 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. 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.
Is Southwest Colorado Eschool a good school?
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. 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 San Juan Boces?
None reported; San Juan Boces operates only Southwest Colorado Eschool as a public school district in NCES's records.
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