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

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley

Federal NCES profile for The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 080285002008
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

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley 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 Center · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
16
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Center, CO.

Enrollment

16

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley is a small high school in Center, 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.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).

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

Its district draws 31.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count also operates Haskin Elementary School (312 students) and Center High School (153 students) alongside The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley.

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 The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley compares

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley 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
$18,948
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.5 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

Hispanic or Latino 93.8%
White 6.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.6, The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count, which includes The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley.

$18,948
Per student
+16%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
+14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.5%
State 53.7%
Federal 31.8%

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.

How The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Haskin Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Center High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Skoglund Middle School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Center Virtual Academy Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. Of The Count · 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

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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 The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley

How many students attend The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley?

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley has 16 students enrolled. It is a high school in Center, CO.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley?

The largest demographic group at The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley is Hispanic or Latino at 93.8% of enrollment, in Center, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley?

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley 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 The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley rank among high schools in Center?

By Resource Investment Index, The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Center, 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 Center on the city page.

Is The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley a good school?

The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley 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 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count?

Besides The Academic Recovery Center of San Luis Valley, Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count also operates Haskin Elementary School (312 students), Center High School (153 students), and Skoglund Middle School (124 students). See the Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the Count 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.

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