📍 18091 County Road 125, Simla, Elbert County, 80835
Simla High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Simla, Elbert County. The school has 106 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Sandy School District No. 100J school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Simla High School enrolls 106 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 106 students (44%) 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.
Simla High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Simla High School is one of 3 schools in Big Sandy School District No. 100J, based in SIMLA, Colorado. The district serves 329 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 106 students, Simla High School is close to the district average of about 110 students per school.