📍 215 East 12th Street, Durango, La Plata County, 81301
Durango Big Picture High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Durango, La Plata County. The school has 86 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 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Durango Big Picture High School enrolls 86 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 59 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 86 students (33%) 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 Big Picture High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant).
Durango Big Picture 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 86 students, Durango Big Picture High School is smaller than the district average of about 334 students per school.
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