📍 201 East 12th Street, Durango, La Plata County, 81301
The Juniper School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durango, La Plata County. The school has 162 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durango School District No. 9-R school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. It operates as a public charter school.
The Juniper School enrolls 162 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
42 of the school's 162 students (26%) 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.
The Juniper School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school.
The Juniper 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 162 students, The Juniper School is smaller than the district average of about 334 students per school.