Ault-Highland School District RE-9

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades K–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Severance, Ault, Pierce and Nunn.

At a glance
976Students enrolled
3Schools
4Towns served
$13,043Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
33%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades K–5
Highland Elementary School443 students · PierceThis district
Grades 6–8
Highland Middle School234 students · AultThis district
Grades 9–12
Highland High School299 students · AultThis district
Grades K–5
Highland Elementary School443 students · PierceThis district
Grades 6–8
Highland Middle School234 students · AultThis district
Grades 9–12
Highland High School299 students · AultThis district
Grades K–5
Highland Elementary School443 students · PierceThis district
Grades 6–8
Highland Middle School234 students · AultThis district
Grades 9–12
Highland High School299 students · AultThis 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 proficiency22%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts42%
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
$13,043
per student each year · 18% below the CO average
Spending
Classroom instruction57%
Support & administration38%
Other6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)91%
State4%
Federal5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
901’20
1,013’21
993’22
960’23
976’24
Students
White · 59%577
Hispanic · 37%359
Two or more races · 3%33
Black · 0%4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1
Asian · 0%1

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

Towns served
Schools3 in district

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

Nearby districts

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.

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