Durango School District 9-R

Public Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Durango.

At a glance

4,337Students enrolled

12Schools

$17,301Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

38%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Durango

Grades PK–5

Park Elementary School or Riverview Elementary School or Needham Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Miller Middle School360 students · DurangoThis district

Grades 9–12

Durango High School1,352 students · DurangoThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency27%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts49%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)79%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,301

per student each year · 9% above the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction48%

Support & administration49%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)51%

State43%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,448’20

4,481’21

4,488’22

4,394’23

4,337’24

Students

White · 66%2,843

Hispanic · 22%961

American Indian/Alaska Native · 6%246

Two or more races · 5%220

Black · 1%31

Asian · 1%27

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools12 in district

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Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 452 students · Durango

B+Public 📚

Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 374 students · Durango

BPublic 📚

Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 367 students · Durango

B-Public 📚

Florida Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 293 students · Durango

C+Public 📚

Animas Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 185 students · Durango

BPublic 📚

The Juniper SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 171 students · Durango

C+Charter 📚

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 116 students · Hesperus

C-Public 📚

Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 107 students · Durango

C+Public 📚

Escalante Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 461 students · Durango

C+Public 📚

Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 360 students · Durango

C+Public 🏫

Durango High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,352 students · Durango

APublic 🏫

Durango Big Picture High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 99 students · Durango

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.