Salida School District R-32
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Salida and Poncha Springs.
At a glance
1,351Students enrolled
6Schools
2Towns served
$15,537Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
38%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
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 proficiency44%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$15,537
per student each year · 2% below the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,244’20
1,312’21
1,327’22
1,322’23
1,351’24
Students
White · 80%1,086
Hispanic · 15%198
Two or more races · 4%53
Black · 1%7
Asian · 0%5
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools6 in district
Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 449 students · Salida
APublicSalida Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 327 students · Salida
B+PublicCrest AcademyMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 60 students · Salida
A+PublicSalida High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 409 students · Salida
A-PublicHorizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 32 students · Salida
A-PublicSalida Early Childhood CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 74 students · Salida
PublicSchool 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.