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Durango, CO
Public School Ratings




Durango Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Durango School District No. 9 R School District details

Durango School District No. 9 R School District
201 East 12 Th Street
Durango, CO 81301

5,146 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Durango School District No. 9 R School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.4% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
53%
46%
33%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Animas Valley Elementary School
373 Hermosa Meadows Road
Durango, CO, 81301
PK-05
Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango School
150 Tech Center Drive
Durango, CO, 81301
KG-12
Durango Big Picture High School
150 Tech Center Dr
Durango, CO, 81301
09-12
Durango High School
2390 Main Avenue
Durango, CO, 81301
09-12
Escalante Middle School
141 Baker Lane
Durango, CO, 81303
06-08
Florida Mesa Elementary School
216 Highway 172
Durango, CO, 81303
PK-05
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
11274 Highway 140
Hesperus, CO, 81326
PK-05
Miller Middle School
2608 Junction Street
Durango, CO, 81301
06-08
Needham Elementary School
2425 West Third Avenue
Durango, CO, 81301
PK-05
Park Elementary School
510 E. 6 Th Ave.
Durango, CO, 81301
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.1% 52.8%
Black 1.0% 4.9%
Hispanic 23.9% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.7% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 35.9% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,981 $30,777,000 35.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $776 $3,991,000 4.6%
Staff $674 $3,469,000 4.0%
General Administration $176 $905,000 1.0%
School Administration $733 $3,773,000 4.3%
Operation $1,231 $6,334,000 7.2%
Transportation $391 $2,010,000 2.3%
Other $3,019 $15,538,000 17.7%
Total Support $7,000 $36,020,000 41.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,032 $20,751,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $17,013 $87,548,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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