Custer County School District C-1
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Silver Cliff and Westcliffe.
At a glance
313Students enrolled
3Schools
2Towns served
$15,890Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
50%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 proficiency22%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 81.7% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,890
per student each year · about the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
343’20
361’21
354’22
345’23
313’24
Students
White · 82%256
Hispanic · 10%32
Two or more races · 6%18
Black · 1%4
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%2
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Custer County Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 146 students · Westcliffe
B-PublicCuster Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 69 students · Westcliffe
B-PublicCuster County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 98 students · Westcliffe
APublicSchool 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.