📍 2390 Main Avenue, Durango, La Plata County, 81301
Durango High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durango, La Plata County. The school has 1,369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durango School District No. 9-R school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 78.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Durango High School enrolls 1,369 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 78.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 955 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 56 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 1,369 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Durango High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant).
Durango High School is one of 13 schools in Durango School District No. 9-R, based in DURANGO, Colorado. The district serves 4,337 students district-wide and employs 389 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,369 students, Durango High School is larger than the district average of about 334 students per school.
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