📍 1817 Smithland Ave, La Junta, Otero County, 81050
La Junta Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Junta, Otero County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Otero School District No. R1 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
La Junta Jr/Sr High School enrolls 539 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 71% |
| White | 132 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 539 students (72%) 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.
La Junta Jr/Sr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Junta Jr/Sr High School is one of 4 schools in East Otero School District No. R1, based in LA JUNTA, Colorado. The district serves 1,284 students district-wide and employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 539 students, La Junta Jr/Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 321 students per school.
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